KP Hospital Performs First Kidney Transplant Under Sehat Card
Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar has achieved another major milestone in kidney transplantation by performing its first transplant under the Sehat … Read More The post KP Hospital Performs First Kidney Transplant Under Sehat Card appeared first on ProPakistani .
Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar has made history by carrying out its first kidney transplant under the Sehat Card program, marking its second transplant overall. Express News reports that the successful operation was performed by transplant surgeon Dr Shahid Khan and his skilled team. The patient, Muhammad Ilyas, 40, received a kidney from his 51-year-old brother, Hazrat Ali, from Charsadda.
The Sehat Card program ensures the patient receives comprehensive treatment and one year of free essential medicines, a significant advantage as the private sector treatment would have cost around Rs2 million. The achievement is noteworthy considering the hospital's kidney transplant center is still under construction. Nevertheless, the hospital administration effectively utilized its available resources to execute the procedure successfully.
Hospital officials credited the collective efforts of the management, medical experts, and relevant departments, while expressing gratitude to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and health department for making it possible for deserving patients to access expensive and complex treatment free of cost through the Sehat Card.
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