FREE DIALYSIS FACILITY AT 10 GOVT HOSPITALS SOON AS PUNJAB GOVT INKS MOU WITH HANS FOUNDATION
FREE DIALYSIS FACILITY AT 10 GOVT HOSPITALS SOON AS PUNJAB GOVT INKS MOU WITH HANS FOUNDATION
— INITIALLY, FOUNDATION WILL ESTABLISH 10 DIALYSIS CENTRES AT GOVT FACILITIES, SAYS HEALTH MINISTER DR BALBIR SINGH
CHANDIGARH, February 27(Prashant Sharma):
Setting a stage for a dynamic collaboration that promises to further strengthen the healthcare facilities as desired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Health System Corporation (PHSC) and Hans Foundation Dehradun inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for providing free of cost dialysis facility to the needy patients in the state.
On Tuesday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Balbir Singh witnessed the signing of the MoU between Dr. Rupinder Singh Gill, the Nodal Officer for the Dialysis Programme, and Seema Singh, the Group Senior Manager from Hans Foundation. Managing Director PHSC Varinder Kumar Sharma and Director PHSC Dr Anil Goyal were also present on the occasion.
Dr Balbir Singh said that under this 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.
“He said the foundation will initially establish dialysis centers at 10 Government Facilities, providing needy patients with free access to dialysis facilities,” he added, “and we will establish more such dialysis facilities in the future.”
Meanwhile, this initiative of the Punjab Government and Hans Foundation will not only provide free of cost dialysis facility to poor and needy patients but also reduce the travel distance.
