PPL-funded Thalassaemia Centre inaugurated in Badin

PPL-funded Thalassaemia Centre inaugurated in Badin

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PPL-funded Thalassaemia Centre inaugurated in Badin

BADIN, April 23, 2018: MD & CEO Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Syed Wamiq Bokhari inaugurated the company-funded Thalassaemia Diagnostic, Prevention and Research Centre (TDPRC) building in District Badin, Sindhon April 23.

PPL donated Rs. 25.4 million for construction, furnishing and equipping the centre comprising two inpatients and an outpatient ward, laboratory and blood bank as well as a seminar hall and support departments. Incharge TDPRC Dr. Muhammad Haroon Memon, local government officials as well as representatives of both organizations, were present at the event. The guests also toured the facility.

“As a flagship national company, PPL remains committed to serve the nation, especially deserving communities through provision of quality healthcare, education and livelihood generation opportunities,” highlighted Bokhari.  

Starting off as a three-room facility, the PPL-funded TDPRC building with nearly 30 staff members provides diagnostic, treatment and research services to a large number of incoming patients from districts Thatta, Mirpurkhas, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Umerkot, Tharparkar, Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Sanghar, includingfree-of-cost annual treatment to 500 registered patients.

The centre’s genetic laboratory is the 6th such facility in Pakistan offering Chorionic Villus Samplingprenatal test for diagnosis and prevention of Thalassaemia.