KARACHI: Two leading hospitals of Pakistan and India on Friday established a ‘peace clinic’ by conducting a joint surgery procedure at the combined liver ward unit for pre-transplant and post-transplant care in the city, experts from the two countries said.

Speaking at a press conference at the Dr Ziauddin Hospital, the experts said that the Ziauddin and the Apollo hospitals of India had started joint surgery procedures and established a combined liver ward unit at the Pakistani hospital in Karachi on a platform they called a ‘peace clinic’.

Prof Anupam Sibal, group director of the Apollo Hospital and renowned paediatric liver transplant surgeon, spoke on the occasion about the combined kidney and liver transplantation unit that was established in collaboration by the two hospitals.

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He said that they would use the expertise of Indian doctors to treat Pakistani patients.

“I am thankful to our Pakistani friends for giving us the opportunity to utilise our expertise for the benefit of the people of Pakistan,” he added.

The media was informed that the peace clinic had the primary goal of treating kidney and liver transplant patients in Pakistan.

Navaid Aslam, founder of the bilateral venture, said they had taken the initial step to meet the country’s needs for transplantation of kidney and liver.

Earlier, physical check-ups of liver transplant cases for paediatric patients by Prof Sibal and online adult check-up by Dr Subhash Gupta were conducted along with the joint team of the two hospitals.

Published in Dawn, February 21st, 2015

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