Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has expressed his apprehensions over the increaseing numbers of Hepatitis-B&C patients and lack of liver transplantation facilities in the province.
He announced the funding of Rs 50 million to the management of Dr Zia-uddin University Karachi for establishment of “Liver Transplantation Hospital” and called upon other entities in the medical field in private sector also to come forward and establish efficient and modern health facilities to provide better care and cure of liver deceases or its transplantation on economical rates.
He said this observed while addressing Dr Zia-udding University convocation 2015 organised at Expo centre Karachi today as chief guest.
Addressing the gathering, the chief minister said at present poor ailing people were compelled to get the liver transplantation from India or other countries with high cost. He said his govt had already engaged some reputable health organisations to establish Liver Transplantation Hospital here at Sindh but he wanted to increase such facilities in the provinces and asked Dr Zia-uddin University to establish Liver Transplantation Hospital for which initially the Sindh government to provide Rs 50 million and will provide additional amount when work to be started. He also announced such encouragement and incentive to other entities of medical field in the private sector. Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah recalling past disclosed that when PPP came into power in 2008, 1500 vacancies had been kept on hold by previous rulers without and justification, especially at the time when poor people of rural Sindh were badly needed health services.
