Children Hospital Quetta
UNHCR donates medical equipment to Children Hospital Quetta. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency provided state-of-the-art medical equipment to Children Hospital Quetta. This donation is part of its ongoing work to support the Provincial Government and improve public health care services in hospitals in Balochistan.
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The equipment is valued at Rs.7 million. It includes a fully automated chemistry analyzer. Moreover, it is an instrument used for the biochemical testing of total bilirubin, urea, creatinine, liver function, cholesterol, uric acid, triglyceride and calcium in patients.
With this new instrument, the hospital will offer free testing to the most needy Pakistanis and Afghans. Biochemical testing in private laboratories would otherwise cost around Rs.2,000.
“This is the fastest testing machine in Balochistan, with the capacity of testing 60 patients per hour. This machine is very productive which eases the ever-increasing pressures on time,” said the Medical Superintendent of the Children Hospital, Dr. Sher Ahmed Satakzai.
The Head of UNHCR’s Sub-Office in Quetta, Mr. Zephania Amuiri, said, “UNHCR not only aims to strengthen the public health care system but also to support the refugee and Pakistani community at this difficult time.”
UNHCR donates medical equipment to Children Hospital Quetta
He added that although the corona virus outbreak has disrupted some activities. But, the UNHCR in Pakistan is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also continuing its core programme in support of the Provincial Government Health Department, and the refugee and host communities.
Here is the official website of UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org/
UNHCR is the primary UN agency to deal with refugees including their handling, management, repatriation and support provision. In Pakistan, UNHCR operates at a huge scale to deal the issues of Afghan refugees in the country.
