Dialysis unit inaugurated at District Hospital Zunheboto
A state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit at Hezukhu Memorial District Hospital Zunheboto was inaugurated on Wednesday.
- DIMAPUR — A
state-of-the-art haemodialysis unit at Hezukhu Memorial District Hospital
Zunheboto was inaugurated on Wednesday.
- The facility, sponsored by Indian Oil Aarogyam, was formally
inaugurated by Dharam Raj, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Zunheboto.
- Speaking at the inaugural programme, the DC expressed
gratitude to the Department of Health and Family Welfare and acknowledged the
district hospital authority for their tireless efforts in bringing the
essential facility to the district.
Dharam Raj inaugurating the haemodialysis unit at District
Hospital Zunheboto on Wednesday.
- Highlighting the rising cases of cancer and kidney-related
diseases, he stated that installation of a dialysis unit was a milestone
achievement in public healthcare for the district, stated an update from the
office of the chief medical officer (CMO) of Zunheboto.
- He called upon the stakeholders and community leaders to
view the development as a beacon of hope and stressed on the importance of
community cooperation in sustaining such healthcare services.
- In his keynote address, Dr. S Kuotsutho, Medical
Superintendent of Zunheboto, informed that the dialysis unit would be managed
by a trained technician, nurses and doctors and supervised by specialist
physicians, ensuring a high standard of patient care.
- He added that the initiative has not only expanded critical
health services at the hospital but also reaffirmed the commitment to provide
accessible and quality healthcare to the people of Zunheboto.
- The chairperson of the programme, Dr. K Shikato Sema, Senior
Medical Officer (SMO) of District Hospital, highlighted that chronic kidney
failure, often resulting from uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes mellitus
have been a growing concern in the district.
