Islamabad, 9 March 2023 (GNP): Maroof Int’l Hospital Islamabad commemorates World Kidney Day on March 9, 2023, while re-emphasizing its commitment and advocacy for patients with chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation; this year’s theme was: Living well with kidney disease: Preparing for the unexpected and supporting the vulnerable population.
About 850 million people worldwide are afflicted with some form of kidney disease. With an annual incidence of approximately 100 per million population, Pakistan is likely to have 23,000 new Endstage kidney disease patients requiring dialysis or transplantation in 2023, said Prof.Mujtaba Quadri, Head of Nephrology Dept & the Chair Pakistan Society of Nephrology Research taskforce 2022-2024.
He added that Pakistan still barely spends 1 percent of its GDP on healthcare. With diabetes and its sequelae assuming epidemic proportions, including Chronic kidney disease in nearly 30-35 percent of diabetics, our Government must proactively address Kidney disease as a national emergency. The key strategies may be dealt with at a primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary care levels.
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Dr. Mujtaba Quadri said that the Nephrology department at Maroof Int’l Hospital is providing six days of the week inpatient and outpatient consultation services and dialysis in three shifts besides 24/7 emergency care.
In addition to evidence-based kidney healthcare, including early detection and treatment, Maroof provides consultative inpatient Nephrology, Renal and electrolyte disorders care, glomerular and tubulointerstitial disease care, urinary tract infections management, kidney stone prevention and detection, secondary Hypertension workup and Hemodialysis including care of the vascular access.
On this occasion, Mr. Haroon Naseer, the CEO of Maroof Int’l Hospital, announced to give 15 percent subsidies on all laboratory tests to all the Maroof dialysis center patients in view of the economic situation prevalent in the country.
Dr. Mir Waheed, Medical Director of Maroof Int’l Hospital, appreciated the teamwork of the Nephrology department and reiterated the hospital’s commitment to quality-driven safe patient care. Consultant Nephrologist
Dr. Muhammad Irfan highlighted strategies for the early detection and management of chronic kidney disease. The dialysis team of Nurses, Technicians and Medical officers of the Hospital in Islamabad were thanked for their dedicated services to our valued patients.
