Karachi: Mayor Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday chaired a meeting regarding the Karachi Institute of Kidney Diseases (KIKD) to review various matters related to enhancing the institute’s healthcare services, constructing a new block, and providing modern medical facilities to patients.
It was decided that KIKD, operating under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), would be further upgraded in line with modern healthcare standards.
The scope of the institute will also be expanded across the city through the establishment of satellite centres in different areas, enabling kidney patients to access quality treatment closer to their homes.
On the occasion, Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab announced that he would personally donate a modern dialysis machine and a Reverse Osmosis (RO) water treatment plant for KIKD.
He stated that providing the best possible healthcare facilities to citizens is one of KMC’s highest priorities and that every possible effort is being made to achieve this objective.
The Mayor directed Senior Director Medical Services, Dr Babar Khan, to immediately identify a suitable site for the new block and ensure that construction work begins at the earliest so that patients can benefit from expanded and improved healthcare services without delay.
Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that under the Pakistan Peoples Party’s city government, not only has Karachi’s basic infrastructure witnessed significant improvement, but healthcare institutions have also been continuously strengthened and upgraded.
He added that the KIKD is a reputable medical institution that provides treatment not only to patients from Karachi but also to people from across the country, making its further expansion a pressing necessity.
The meeting was attended by the Head of Department of the KIKD, Dr Khurram Daniyal, Senior Director Coordination Akhlaq Ahmed Yousafzai, Senior Director Medical Services Dr Babar Khan, and other relevant officials.