Gambat Liver Transplant Center
| Gambat Liver Transplant Program | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Sindh, Ranipur, Pakistan |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public Sector |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Healthcare, Liver & Kidney Transplantation |
| Patron | Dr Rahim Bux Bhatti |
| Services | |
| Beds | 500 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 January 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Pakistan |
The Gambat Liver Transplant Center (also Gambat Organ Transplant Unit) is a public hospital located in Gambat, Pakistan, funded by the Government of Sindh.
The transplant program provides free liver transplants to individuals who cannot afford the cost of the treatment.[1]
Started in 2016,[2] the 500-bed facility was the first Pakistani hospital to perform both a kidney transplant and a liver transplant in the same surgery.[3][4]
In 2020, the hospital performed 210 living-donor liver transplants, the highest number ever recorded in Pakistan. Until January 2021, Gambat Liver Transplant Unit carried out 330 liver transplants and 102 kidney transplants during the period by a team of nine surgeons. Its out-patient clinic has been catering to as many as 250 patients.[citation needed] It is currently the only public sector transplant unit in Pakistan that performs 6 living donor liver transplantations and 3 kidney transplantations per week.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sindh govt provides free liver transplant treatment to ailing folk singer Shaukat Ali". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Gambat institute to start liver transplants from next month". The Express Tribune. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "GIMS surgeons successfully conduct liver, kidney transplant". The News. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "GIMS doing tremendous job in the field of health". Daily Times. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Nusrat, Haris (17 August 2020). "Sindh Government Leads the Health Sector in Pakistan". The Daily Times. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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