Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu today inaugurated a new dialysis unit at Khandro Drowa Tsangmu district Hospital Tawang.
Tawang
Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu today inaugurated a new dialysis unit at Khandro Drowa Tsangmu district Hospital Tawang, started under Prime minister’s national dialysis programme(PMNDP). This dialysis unit at Tawang district Hospital will be free of cost and will cover two districts West kameng and Tawang.
This unit in Tawang has capacity for five patients, there is also a RO water treatment plant attached with this unit having capacity to treat 300ltrs of water in a day.
Till so far nearly 27 patients died of renal failure and lack of dialysis unit in Tawang alone informed Medical Officer In-charge for NCD Dr. Sangey Thinley of district hospital Tawang. Chief minister further assured that he will accord any necessary help in this regard.
After the inauguration of this dialysis unit Chief minister Pema Khandu along with Tsering Tashi, MLA Tawang, and Sang Phuntso, DC Tawang, and other senior Health Dept officers and officials visited and meet the patients in maternity and general patient ward and wished them get well soon.