Dr Ziauddin Hospital of Karachi and Apollo Hospital of India have started joint surgeries procedure and established combined liver ward unit for pre and post transplant care at Dr Ziauddin Hospital on the Peace Clinic platform. Professor Anupam Sibal, Group Director of the Apollo Hospital and a renowned paediatric liver transplant surgeon spoke on the occasion to educate about the combined kidney and liver transplantation unit that was established in collaboration with Dr Ziauddin Hospital.
"I am really satisfied that we have managed to use the expertise of the Indian team of doctors to treat our local patients with severe transplantation needs," he stated. "I am very thankful to Dr Asim Hussain and Peace Clinic for giving us the opportunities to utilise our expertise for people of Pakistan," he added.
Peace Clinic is a venture between Dr Ziauddin Hospital, Pakistan and the Apollo Hospital, India that envisions to treat the kidney and liver transplant patients of Pakistan. Navaid Aslam, Chairman of Inter Global Services and founder of the venture stated that, "We have taken the initial step to resolve the kidney and liver transplantation needs of our country."
"This initiate was taken by Dr Asim Hussain, Chairman, Ziauddin Hospital to establish Peace Clinic. We appreciate his dynamic vision which will be very beneficial for both India and Pakistan's relationship." Dr Anoop Dawani, Medical Superintendent, Dr Ziauddin Hospital stated, "I am proud that Dr Ziauddin Hospital is the only hospital in Pakistan that has taken the initiative to capitalise upon the expertise of the Indian doctors and resolve the transplantation issues of the people of our country."
Earlier, a physical OPD of the liver transplant cases for paediatric patients by Professor Anupam Sibal and an online adult OPD by Dr Subhash Gupta was also conducted along with the team of Apollo Hospital and t Dr Ziauddin Hospital. A combined kidney and liver transplantation unit is established in collaboration where patients are assessed on the basis on their transplantation needs and then sent to India for the pre-transplantation surgeries, if required.-PR
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