Assam to Begin Free Dialysis in 18 Hospitals
From June onwards, the Assam government would provide free hemo-dialysis facilities in 18 hospitals in the state.
The free dialysis facilities would be provided free under public-private partnership (PPP) model under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme of the National Health Mission. The first service will begin at Nalbari’s Swahid Mukanda Kakati (SMK) Civil Hospital on June 14, said Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam Health Minister.
The second phase will cover BP at Nagaon, Sivasagar, North Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Diphu, Dhubri and Goalpara Civil Hospitals by the second week of July.
Apollo Hospitals is already operating in 14 dialysis centres in Andhra Pradesh under the same programme on 132 dialysis machines and they have conducted 56,911 dialysis sessions till May 2019, in Andhra Pradesh,” Sarma said.
“The dialysis machines with four years of free comprehensive maintenance contract are provided free of cost to the state government by Fairfax India Charitable Trust as part of its corporate social responsibility.
Each machine will perform three dialysis sessions per day.
