Staff Reporter
The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) has enhanced its services by
setting up a "breast cancer ward" as a part of its clinical ambit. The newly established ward was
inaugurated by Dr Azra Pechuho, Provincial Health Minister at a ceremony on Monday afternoon.She
was informed that ailment of breast cancer is posing a great threat in the female population of Pakistan
as according to an estimate one approximately in nine women suffers with the ailment. The rate of
prevalence happens to be one of the highest as compared to other Asia countries The health minister
was briefed that SIUT took the imitative and set up a unit in 2017 with an aim to provide
multidisciplinary services and extend treatment to all patients.The SIUT now plans to enhance its
activities by increasing the number of outdoor patients facilities beside performing surgeries, and
carrying out radiology and pathology.The department is also enhancing genetically testing in the days to
come. Speaking on the occasion the Sindh Health Minister greatly lauded the services which the SIUT is
providing to the society at large for over past four decades.
