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Pakistan Kidney Center (PKC) First Charitable Project Of Pakistan Welfare Society Background About 10 million people suffer from various kidney related diseases in Pakistan. Basic reason for abundance of kidney related diseases in Pakistan is poor health system which includes lack of awareness and treatment of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and kidney stones etc. which are major causes of kidney failure. Lack of dialysis treatment facilities in the government hospitals with long waiting time which is approximately one year. During this time, 50% of patients requiring dialysis treatment die within few months, because they can’t afford expensive dialysis treatment in private sector or poor quality of dialysis etc. Recognizing the need for specialized kidney hospitals in the rural areas of Pakistan, the Pakistan Welfare Society (PWS) Jeddah envisioned the Pakistan Kidney Center, the first charity kidney hospital in the area of Abbottabad- Hazara Division of KP province. Pakistan Kidney Center VISION PKC aspires to become a center of excellence for Diagnosis, treatment, Prevention as well as research on kidney diseases in Pakistan. Pakistan Kidney Center MISSION Our mission is to bring the state of the art facilities for Dialysis and treatment of kidney diseases for people of Pakistan, especially for the most deserving and needy to save their lives and to help them to live near normal life. Facilities at Pakistan Kidney Center Out Patient Department Fully Equipped Laboratory Dialysis Facilities Mobile Field Hospital Treatment of Kidney Stone including Lithotripsy Liaison with other hospitals in the region Highly Qualified Doctors , Nurses & Management Future Plans Kidney Transplant Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.) Training for Specialists and Paramedics Message from Mr. Aftab Ahmed Khokher Counsel General Pakistan, Saudi Arabia “The Pakistan Welfare Society is providing commendable services to the Pakistani Community in Saudi Arabia. The Pakistan Kidney Center is a charitable project of the PWS in Pakistan. We call upon all philanthropists to extend full support to this noble initiative.” Message from Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan at Ground-Breaking Ceremony. “This project is the need of the time and it is righteously focused to fight a very vital disease. Having said that the cure for this disease is very expensive and dialysis twice a week can bring anyone down to their knees. Help for these critical people is extremely essential.” SAVE KIDNEYS LIVES
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Pakistan Kidney Center (PKC) First Charitable Project Of Pakistan Welfare Society
Background
About 10 million people suffer from various kidney related diseases in Pakistan.
Basic reason for abundance of kidney related diseases in Pakistan is poor health
system which includes lack of awareness and treatment of diseases like diabetes,
hypertension, and kidney stones etc. which are major causes of kidney failure.
Lack of dialysis treatment facilities in the government hospitals with long
waiting time which is approximately one year. During this time, 50% of patients
requiring dialysis treatment die within few months, because they can’t afford
expensive dialysis treatment in private sector or poor quality of dialysis etc.
Recognizing the need for specialized kidney hospitals in the rural areas of
Pakistan, the Pakistan Welfare Society (PWS) Jeddah envisioned the Pakistan
Kidney Center, the first charity kidney hospital in the area of Abbottabad-
Hazara Division of KP province.
Pakistan Kidney Center VISION PKC aspires to become a center of excellence for Diagnosis, treatment,
Prevention as well as research on kidney diseases in Pakistan.
Pakistan Kidney Center MISSION
Our mission is to bring the state of the art facilities for Dialysis and
treatment of kidney diseases for people of Pakistan, especially for the
most deserving and needy to save their lives and to help them to live
near normal life.
Facilities at Pakistan Kidney Center
Out Patient Department
Fully Equipped Laboratory
Dialysis Facilities
Mobile Field Hospital
Treatment of Kidney Stone including Lithotripsy
Liaison with other hospitals in the region
Highly Qualified Doctors , Nurses & Management
Future Plans
Kidney Transplant
Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.)
Training for Specialists and Paramedics
Message from Mr. Aftab Ahmed Khokher
Counsel General Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
“The Pakistan Welfare Society is providing commendable services to the Pakistani Community in Saudi
Arabia. The Pakistan Kidney Center is a charitable project of the PWS in
Pakistan. We call upon all philanthropists to extend full support
to this noble initiative.”
Message from
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan at Ground-Breaking Ceremony.
“This project is the need of the time and it is righteously focused to fight a
very vital disease. Having said that the cure for this disease is very
expensive and dialysis twice a week can bring anyone down to their
knees. Help for these critical people is extremely essential.”
SAVE KIDNEYS LIVES
Its Foundation Stone was laid by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan on December 2, 2012. The Pakistan kidney Center is expected to be fully operational by April 2015.
Project Achievements and Cost
PKC building is near completion and 60 Million PKR
(2.2 Million SAR / US $0.590 Million) have been spent.
Now to equip the hospital with 10 Dialysis Machines and
Diagnostic Equipment will cost around
50 Million PKR (1.9 Million SAR / US $0.50 Million).
Dialysis unit and Out Patient Department at the center will be functional by April 2015.
Website: www.pkc.com.pk https://twitter.com/pkcpk Bank: A/C Pakistan Welfare Society Trust ,
Email : [email protected] , [email protected] Phone:+92 322 858283 (PK) A/C No: 01-200-4080-7, Swift Code: ABPAKKAISL,
https://www.facebook.com/PakistanKidneyCenter Phone:+92 992 402220 (PK) Allied Bank of Pakistan, G10 Markaz, Islamabad.
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