Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rao Atif Raza said that the Thalassaemia Center would be functional for the period of one month in Government Asfandyar Bukhari District Hospital, here on Saturday. “The hospital will provide medical facilities to the children affected by Thalassemia across the district.” He expressed these views while addressing the event marking ‘World Thalassemia Day’. He was called as a special guest at the event on Saturday. The event was organized by President League of Human Welfare Prof. Maqsood Elahi.
On the occasion, Major General (Retd) Dr Sohaib Ahmed, Medical Superintendent (MS) of Asfandyar Bukhari District Hospital Dr Jawad Elahi, MS of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Colonel Dr Asad Nauman Kiyani, Regional Coordinator of Punjab Thalassemia Prevention Program Rana Muhammad Saeed, Medical Director of Frontier Foundation of Peshawar Dr Fakhar Zaman, Medical Social Welfare Officer Muhammad Zubair, children affected by thalassemia and their parents were also present.
A Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between the Government Asfandyar Bukhari District Hospital.
