People can avail dialysis facility free of cost at these centres established with support of Hans Foundation
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/ Patiala, September 25-
In a significant move to bolster healthcare facilities for patients with kidney ailments Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh on Wednesday inaugurated eight state-of-the-art Dialysis Centres— established with the support of Hans Foundation Dehradun, at different Government Hospitals across the state.
The Health Minister inaugurated the facility at Mata Kaushalya Government Hospital in Patiala, while simultaneously launching centres in seven other cities including Amritsar, Malerkotla, Moga, Goniana, Fazilka, Faridkot, and Jalandhar virtually.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Nodal Officer for Dialysis Programme Dr Rupinder Singh Gill and Group Senior Manager from Hans Foundation Seema Singh in the presence of Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on February 27, 2024. As per the MoU, the Hans Foundation will be providing trained medical officers and other staff, consumables, dialysis machines and RO plants to the department and will supervise the functioning of these centres.
