Sindh Governor Dr. Ishrat ul Ebad Khan opens DUHS' Liver Transplant Centre

27 Mar, 2015

KARACHI: Sindh Governor and Chancellor, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Dr. Ishrat- ul- Ebad Khan here on Friday inaugurated a state-of-the-art operation theatre complex, a dedicated and purpose built facility exclusively for Liver transplantation and other relevant surgeries, at Ojha Campus of the University.

He on the occasion also announced to sponsor first 10 patients for liver transplantation registered with the facility known as Postgraduate Medical Sciences Research Centre, focused to cater poor patients.

Dr. Ishrat- ul- Ebad Khan appreciated that with the establishment of this OT Complex, one of the biggest OT Complex of Asia, a longstanding demand/ need of masses has been fulfilled.

Establishment of OT Complex is a milestone, he said and prayed that it may benefit the ailing humanity in best possible manner with utmost purpose of sincerity.

Vice Chancellor of DUHS, Prof. Masood Hameed Khan in his detailed presentation said the facility is first of its kind of international standard Operation Theatre Complex, functional in any public sector university of the country.

It comprises nine operation theatres, 52 ventilators and 100 bedded intensive care units (ICU) and recovery rooms with an area covering 80,000 sq ft.

The complex, DUHS Postgraduate Medical Sciences Research Centre, has been equipped with state of art facilities for liver transplant and Hepato-pancreato Biliary Unit and various specialities for postgraduates' training.

Prof. Masood Hameed Khan said the increasing number of patients with every passing day called for establishment of this OTC so as to perform different surgeries and liver transplantation.

The inaugural ceremony was largely attended by the senior faculty members of the university and the students.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2015

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