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MIRPUR (AJK), Jan 1 (APP):Commissioner Mirpur Division Raja Tahir Mumtaz Khan Thursday visited the Free Kidney Dialysis Center at the Mirpur Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital and inquired about the conditions of the patients suffering from kidney disease besides reviewing the treatment facilities provided at the center.
Dr. Tahir Mahmood, Chairman of Anjuman Falah-o-Behbud Insaniyat and in-charge of the Free Kidney Dialysis Center, gave him details about the free facilities being provided to patients at the Center.
He said that more than 50 patients suffering from kidney disease were being treated free of cost in the center in three shifts, while there were also emergency patients. 6 more new dialysis machines were being installed in the center, while a dialysis machine has been installed separately in the Medical ICU so that those patients with kidney disease in the Medical ICU could get their dialysis done there instead of shifting them to the center.
Tahir Mumtaz Khan said that the people of Mirpur have been blessed by Allah Almighty that welfare institutions here are engaged in serving humanity alongside the government machinery.
He said that such welfare projects are a ray of hope for the weak and deserving sections of the society and it is the joint responsibility of all of us to encourage them.
He said that at present the Azad Kashmir government is spending a large part of the budget on the health and education department.
Tahir Mumtaz appreciated the performance of the association’s administration for establishing a free dialysis center for kidney treatment and bearing its annual expenses.
He further said that most of the population of Mirpur lives in the UK, in this regard, philanthropists are doing their best for the welfare and service of humanity.
Dr. Tahir Mahmood, President of the Human Welfare Association Mirpur, while giving a briefing, said that the Free Kidney Dialysis Center, established in collaboration with the Association and the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur, has been providing dialysis facilities without discrimination and completely free of cost for the past several years.
He said that keeping in mind the convenience of the relatives of patients undergoing treatment at the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur, a guest house project is also underway under the association, where accommodation and basic facilities are available.