Citize­ns decry lack of govt hospit­als for kidney diseas­esRAWALPINDI: The unavailability of funds has put operations at Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Kidney Transplant (RIUT) on hold. In the first phase of upgradation the emergency, OPD, and Dialysis Unit of the hospital were supposed to be made operational. He added that the tender process has been stopped after completion due to shortage of funds. Dr Nasir added that up to Rs530 million were required to make the emergency, OPD and Dialysis Unit of the hospital functional within 45 days. A patient, Khalid Mehmood Khan, said that he undergoes dialysis treatment three times a week.

Source: The Express Tribune April 07, 2019 05:03 UTC