A dialysis centre with all modern equipments for offering services to Reneal failure cases at affordable cost was inaugurated today, here at District Hospital. The centre established under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis (PMND) Programme was inaugurated by the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Angrez Singh Rana. The dialysis unit, equipped with 3 dialysis machines along with Reverse Osmosis (RO) water plant infrastructure, dialyzer and consumables, will help in providing advanced treatment to the patients. The cost of each Dialysis session for APL patients has been fixed at Rs 950, however it will be free for BPL patients and under Aysuhman Bharat, the cost of which shall be reimbursed by NHM, J&K. In his inaugural address, the DDC congratulated the people of Kishtwar for the new facility. He said that earlier the patients of district suffering from renal failure particularly those belonging to poor strata group had to face tremendous hardships for undergoing treatment either at Jammu or Srinagar. He stated that the new dialysis center will cater to the needs of many patients and it will also prove a boon for the economically backward sections and poor people. He further asked the people present to disseminate the information about this facility and encourage the people to seek the services. It is pertinent to mention here that under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme 03 Dialysis machines costing 19.25 lacs and other allied infrastructure like RO, water plant etc. costing Rs 18.00 lacs stand installed at District Hospital, Kishtwar ADDC, Mohammad Hanief Malik, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Abdul Majeed Malik, Dy. CMO, Dr. Yaqoob, Medical Superintendent, S.D. Attri, XEN R&B, Mohinder Kumar besides staff of Health department were present on the occasion.
