{"id":29989,"date":"2025-12-03T18:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29989"},"modified":"2025-12-03T18:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:04:12","slug":"siut-opens-new-dialysis-lithotripsy-centre-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=29989","title":{"rendered":"SIUT opens new dialysis, lithotripsy centre in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation inaugurated a new dialysis and lithotripsy centre at its recently acquired premises on Karachi\u2019s Shahrae Faisal \u2014 the former Regent Plaza Hotel \u2014 marking a significant expansion of Pakistan\u2019s largest free healthcare network.<\/p>\n

“Sindh\u2019s health budget has been spent on hospitals to provide free and quality healthcare to the public,”\u00a0Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said while addressing the inaugural ceremony on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He confirmed federal approval for SIUT\u2019s expansion into other provinces, saying, \u201cSoon, SIUT facilities will open in Gujar Khan, Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan and DI Khan. From south Punjab to northern K-P, people will get the same treatment available in Karachi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bilawal praised SIUT\u2019s partnership with the Sindh government, calling it the province\u2019s \u201cmost powerful public-private collaboration.\u201d\u00a0He noted that Sindh\u2019s annual support for SIUT had risen from Rs6 billion to Rs21 billion since devolution.<\/p>\n

He criticised other provinces\u2019 reliance on blanket health-card schemes, arguing that they divert public funds to for-profit private hospitals, while Sindh invests in state infrastructure and non-profit partnerships.<\/p>\n

Bilawal also recalled attempts during PTI rule to take back Sindh\u2019s devolved hospitals. \u201cWe not only defended NICVD and JPMC but proved that devolution is the best model for healthcare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In an emotional address, SIUT founder Dr Adeeb Rizvi reiterated the institute\u2019s philosophy of universal access. \u201cFree healthcare with dignity is our slogan, and the slogan of the people of Sindh,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have shown that free treatment \u2014 from operations to X-rays \u2014 is possible when there is will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Referring to the former hotel venue, he added, \u201cThis place was once a luxury hotel; today it is a hospital for those who need it most. We have not just treated people; we have taught them that getting care is their birthright.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Adeeb Rizvi urged the government to prioritise integrated medical education, student rotations across provinces and scholarships for outstanding trainees. \u201cBuying expensive machines is not enough \u2014 educating our doctors is what will change healthcare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho said, \u201cSIUT is not only providing services in urology and transplantation, but also offering treatment for cancer and congenital heart diseases. We are now moving towards community-level intervention by training lady health workers and improving early recognition of congenital heart conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said, \u201cDr Adeeb Rizvi has never faced a shortage of funds; wherever he goes, people willingly come forward to support him.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the Sindh government\u2019s strongest sector is health, and that the core of its public\u2013private partnership model is institutions like SIUT, which he described as its \u201cshining star.\u201d<\/p>\n

New phase of growth<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, a senior SIUT trustee said the institute had entered a new phase of growth centred on education, innovation and equal partnerships. \u201cWe\u2019ve always believed in developing our own people \u2014 nurses, technologists and physician assistants. With more space, we will scale up these programmes, including new initiatives such as AI tools for ICU and clinical training,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur ambition is clear: we want to make SIUT a model that helps solve real healthcare problems not just in Pakistan but anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also announced several major upcoming projects: a 300-bed children\u2019s hospital in Rehri Goth and Ranchore Lines, expected to be fully operational by summer 2026; a comprehensive cancer centre at Mehrunnisa (Korangi) and a parallel facility in Sukkur within a year; a 200-plus-bed hospital in Larkana; new SIUT centres in Rahim Yar Khan, Gujar Khan and Sargodha by 2026; and plans to introduce CAR-T cell therapy and proton therapy \u2014 treatments that would place Pakistan among countries offering cutting-edge medical care.<\/p>\n

Former FBR chairman Shabbar Zaidi said the conversion of the 440-room Regent Plaza into a hospital demonstrates that world-class care can be delivered to the poorest citizens. \u201cDr Rizvi wanted to show that those who could never imagine entering such a building will now receive free treatment inside it,\u201d Zaidi said. \u201cThis will become a model of how five-star infrastructure can serve the public at large.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that international experts were helping redesign the premises into a modern teaching and research facility, strengthening SIUT\u2019s role as a degree-awarding medical institution.<\/p>\n

A journey from 8 beds to Pakistan\u2019s largest free health network<\/p>\n

Founded in 1971 with just eight beds at Civil Hospital Karachi, SIUT has grown over five decades into Pakistan\u2019s most advanced public-sector centre for urology, nephrology, transplantation, hepato-gastroenterology, paediatric urology, cardiology and cancer care.<\/p>\n

SIUT\u2019s new campus currently houses 60 beds, with dialysis sessions already under way. The institute plans to increase its capacity to 200 sessions a day, making it one of the largest dialysis hubs in the region.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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