INSTITUTE OF KIDNEY DISEASES:
Chief Minister’s Advisor on Health Khawaja Suleman Rafiq has said that the government is spending Rs 1 billion on the Multan Institute of Kidney Diseases project.
Addressing a meeting here on Saturday, he said that kidney transplant facility would be available in the institute. He said that the government had decided to set up a trust to run the institute affairs. The health advisor said that the government had sanctioned 635 posts to get the services Pakistani doctors living abroad. He said that the chief minister had taken a notice of delay in the completion of the project and sent him to Multan to monitor the situation. He said that free treatment would be provided to the people. He said that medical experts from Singapore would soon visit the institute and submit their input to the government. He said that 75pc machinery for the institute had been purchased and Rs 230.3 million had been allocated to purchase the remaining 25pc machinery in the next four days. He said that the MIKD outdoor would start functioning from November 1.
Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Health Secretary Jawad Rafiq Malik said that the Punjab Health Department doctors and nurses’ services would not be affected by posting them at the MIKD. The medical staff, including doctors and nurses, would be sent on deputation to the trust hospitals, he added.
MIKD Executive Director Dr Rafiq Anjum said that the building had been completed at a cost of Rs 390 million. He said that more than 40 dialysis machines would be installed at the MIKD.
Addressing a meeting here on Saturday, he said that kidney transplant facility would be available in the institute. He said that the government had decided to set up a trust to run the institute affairs. The health advisor said that the government had sanctioned 635 posts to get the services Pakistani doctors living abroad. He said that the chief minister had taken a notice of delay in the completion of the project and sent him to Multan to monitor the situation. He said that free treatment would be provided to the people. He said that medical experts from Singapore would soon visit the institute and submit their input to the government. He said that 75pc machinery for the institute had been purchased and Rs 230.3 million had been allocated to purchase the remaining 25pc machinery in the next four days. He said that the MIKD outdoor would start functioning from November 1.
Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Health Secretary Jawad Rafiq Malik said that the Punjab Health Department doctors and nurses’ services would not be affected by posting them at the MIKD. The medical staff, including doctors and nurses, would be sent on deputation to the trust hospitals, he added.
MIKD Executive Director Dr Rafiq Anjum said that the building had been completed at a cost of Rs 390 million. He said that more than 40 dialysis machines would be installed at the MIKD.
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