The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has trained Afghan doctors and paramedical staff as a gesture of goodwill towards the people of Afghanistan. The doctors and paramedics will work at a kidney centre in Jalalabad, which has been donated by the government of Pakistan, said Dr Adibul Hasan Rizvi.
Speaking at a ceremony to award certificates to the Afghan doctors and paramedical staff after their six month training here on Wednesday, Dr Rizvi said that Pakistan is sending a team of doctors who are going to save lives. He regretted that Pakistan is often accused of sending terrorists to Afghanistan but expressed pride over the fact that the SIUT is sending life savers to the country.
Giving a background of the training, he said that Pakistan proposed to donate a kidney centre at Jalalabad to serve the poor and underprivileged, who suffer from kidney diseases. The incident of kidney disease is high in Afghanistan while treatment facilities are limited.
Pakistan had set up an Afghan Trade and Development Cell in the foreign ministry to establish a kidney centre at Jalalabad named after a leader of the country, Abdul Rab Nishter. This included construction of ‘Nishtar Kidney Centre’, training of doctors, paramedical staff, bio-medical engineers and a rehabilitation facility. The government requested the SIUT for the training of a team comprising 18 doctors, paramedical staff and bio-medical engineers.
The SIUT agreed to train the team for six months at their own expenses without charging the government of Pakistan as a goodwill gesture towards Afghan brethren, Rizvi added. He said that the doctors were trained to investigate and treat patients suffering from renal failure. They were trained in dealing with critically ill patients suffering from kidney diseases and renal failure. They were also trained for insertion of central lines for dialysis and making arterio venous fistula.
During the course of the training the paramedical staff—nurses and technicians—was trained to take care of patients during dialysis and also taught how to handle and take care of machines. Bio-medical engineers were trained in handling and maintaining dialysis machines, water treatment machines and monitors. “Today they have completed their training and this is a great day,” Dr Rizvi exclaimed, adding that these trained people will serve the poor patients of their country with dedication and sincerity.
Dr Anwar, one of the trainers said that Sardar Abdul Rab Nishter kidney centre will be the first centre of its kind in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Prof. Aijaz, also a trainer added that the kidney centre was supposed to be completed in 2007 but it could not be done probably because of deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Abdul Ahad, the consul general of Afghanistan, in his brief speech on the occasion said that such efforts will help improve the Pak-Afghan relations. He added that he feels pleasure while visiting the SIUT and added that he had great regard for Dr Adib Rizvi who had dedicated his life for this noble cause. He also thanked the SIUT professors and doctors who trained Afghan doctors.
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