Punjab govt releases Rs120m for RIUKT
The hospital will be made functional for kidney transplantations, dialysis and other kidney diseases.
The Punjab government has so far spent Rs450 million on the project that has a price tag of over Rs1.27 billion. PHOTO: FILE
RAWALPINDI:
The Punjab government has released an outstanding amount of Rs120 million for the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Kidney Transplant (RIUKT) to carry out remaining civil work and procuring necessary electro-medical equipment for treating kidney patients, a spokesperson said on Sunday.
In this regard, a letter of credit (LC) for the purchase of a modern 128-Slice CT scanner worth Rs110 million has been opened while an imported Rs70 million lithotripsy machine, for breaking stones through radiations, would be installed at the facility soon, they added.
Rawalpindi : Doctors, nurses along with children staged a protest at Rawalpindi Medical University against the Israeli atrocities in Palestine. The protest was led by Professor Dr. Rai Asghar. The.
World Immunisation Week celebrated at RMU
Islamabad
Rawalpindi : World Immunisation Week was celebrated at Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU), says a press release.
Every year this week is celebrated in the last week of April. Pakistan Pediatric Association, Federal Branch and Rawalpindi Medical University jointly conducted various activities for the awareness of immunisation in children. Various webinars and sessions with students, parents and their children along-with doctors and paramedical staff were conducted.
Dr. Rai Asghar, who is Professor of Pediatrics and also President PPA Federal Branch, said that we can save lives of millions of children by doing in time immunisation. He said that in EPI programme vaccination is being given against 12 diseases including tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, Hib, pneumonia, rotavirus, typhoid and measles. Vaccination against rubella has also been approved. EPI vaccines are safe and very effective. Cold ch
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