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SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION (SIUT),

KARACHI

SYNOPSIS BY

MUHAMMAD ASIM HALIM (IRS)

Prof. Adibul Hassan Rizvi along with other senior doctors welcomed the articiants. !he

 briefing was given in a sacious auditorium. "r. Rizvi started his briefing e#laining the need for 

a $idne% translant and dial%sis center. &entioning socio economic condition of the countr% he

said that Pa$istan is in the gri of economic crisis leading to disarit%. !he government sends

'.() of *"P on health and ma+orit% of the oulation lives below overt% line. Hence tertiar%

health care is neither being rovided b% the government nor affordable b% the ublic. !he basic

 hilosoh% of Sindh Institute of ,rolog% and !ranslantation -SI,! is to /ma$e the imossible

 ossible0. It is 1ommunit%2*overnment2"octors relationshi roviding secialized medical care

to the oulation at large suffering from $idne%3 liver3 related cancers and translant rocedures

45ree of 1ost6.

SI,! redominantl% serves those reresenting the marginalized segments of societ% belonging to

various arts of Pa$istan who cannot afford costl% secialized medical care available elsewhere.

State of the art medical facilities are being rovided without an% discrimination of caste3

ethnicit% or economic grou. 7ach atient is treated with utmost dignit% and resect.

AHIEVEMENTS

Pakistans Fi!st Ca"a#$! O!%an T!ans&'ant

"octors and aramedics of SI,! carried out first Pa$istan0s first cadaver $idne% translant in899:. !he organ -gifted b% 7uro !ranslant 5oundation was retrieved from a 8; %ear old "utch

girl who died of cerebral hemorrhage. Her $idne% was successfull% translanted into a

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Fi!st La''* Ha!#$st$" Ca"a#$! T!ans&'ant

SI,! carried out first cadaver translant in October 899( when a ondon.

TRANSPLANTATION-

Patients suffering from $idne% failure can be best treated b% translantation when a health% $idne% is

transferred from one erson to another b% relacing the damaged or failing $idne%. !he whole

e#ercise is erformed b% carr%ing out series of medical investigations. ith regular chec$us3

medication and constant surveillance a translanted erson can lead a health% and a normal life.

SI,! develoed the rogram in 89('@s. SI,! has develoed an integrated translant and dial%sisnetwor$ing s%stem where all services are rovided free and ensures a roer follow u of both donor 

and reciient with ost translantation medication free of cost.

According to statistics it is estimated that some

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it. It was relied that the center is oening in >ahore3 which after start of oeration will get ublicit%.

It has been B' %ears of its oeration and in ?arachi ever%one $nows about it.

It was as$ed whether doctors and other aramedical staff is getting mar$et based salar% here. It was

relied that we a% mar$et based salaries so that we get satisfied and dedicated human resource. ehave indeendent Human Resource deartment. All our doctors are foreign Eualified. Recruitment is

also done merit based through advertisement and short listed through a committee.

A articiant enEuired about the role of ublic sector in this organization. !he sea$er relied that

the government has a lot of art to la%. !o as$ the government about funds one has to show the

 erformance. &oreover ublic also contributes a lot e.g. machines and buildings are also donated

sometimes. e calculate our reEuirements and then get donations. Our accounts are audited b% &Fs

5ergusons3 chartered accountants.

!he articiants visited various deartments and wards of the institute. !he cleanliness3 care and

other facilities are commendable not below an% world ran$ing hosital. !he doctors are ver%

courteous and helful. !he atients and their attendants were also satisfied with the treatment of the

hosital. !he onl% future challenge to the institute is to maintain the high standards of service

deliver% and atient satisfaction in all the new hositals and centers being oened b% the management

in various arts of the countr%.

GGG

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