Dist hospital’s dialysis unit put into operation

TAWANG, May 13: The much-awaited dialysis unit at the Khandro Drowa Sangmo district hospital here was put into operation for the first time on Monday with the successful dialysis of two chronic kidney failure patients – one from Jang and the other from Lhou village.
“This development is expected to ease the stress on many poor patients from the district and adjacent areas
before kidney transplantation,” informed District Programme Officer (NCD/PMNDP) Dr Sangey Thinley.
ESKAG Sanjivani Pvt Ltd manager Jyoti Basu, NCD staffers and others witnessed the dialysis process.
The dialysis unit will be run under the PPP mode. (DIPRO)