SIUT leaps forward by establishing specialised paediatric hospital

The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), a known tertiary health care institution of the region, has now taken another monumental step by commissioning a comprehensive pediatric care center providing cutting-edge treatment for patients suffering with congenital heart diseases and complexed urological disorders.

Located at a stone throw distance from the main SIUT building, the institution is called Mariyam Bashir Dawood Children Hospital in view of her family philanthropic support and is built at a cost of over Rs7 billion. More money is in the pipeline from the provincial government, which will make the hospital as the country's first public sector state-of-the-art center, said a statement issued on Saturday.

According to the SIUT, in Pakistan every years some 80,000 to 100,000 children are born with congenital anomalies, including heart defects and kidney disorders, which if left unattended can be life-threatening or disability as conclusions.

A spokesman for the SIUT said that access and options for such a specialized high quality care are limited for most and families seeking private care. The treatment mat cost anywhere from Rs500,000 to Rs3 million, which may by impossible burden for any average family.

The imposing 14-storey center is designed as a state-of-the-art surgical center. It is fully equipped for providing cutting-edge treatment to paediatric patients suffering from congenital heart diseases (adult CHD) and kidney failure, who require dialysis, and from other complex ailments involving urological malfunctioning.

Facilities of advance operating rooms, modular operating theatres and hybrid cardiac catherization lab are an essential part of the hospital, which will ensure that the children population of the country receives the highest quality medical care par with the rest of the world.

All these facilities are free of cost as per policy envisaged by the SIUT as a cornerstone of its philosophy since its inception by Founder SIUT Prof Adib Rizvi, who firmly believes that healthcare is not a privilege but a fundamental human right. The new hospital is a testament to Dr Rizvi's commitment to extend world-class lifesaving paediatric care to those who need it most, free of cost with dignity.