29 Jul 2024
The National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Oil India Rural Development Society, Duliajan, and Numaligarh Refinery Limited in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in the state capital.
According to a release from the Chief Minister's Office, under the MoUs, financial assistance of Rs 2.5 crore each will be provided as a part of CSR funds for the purchase of hemo-dialysis machines for the treatment of advanced kidney failure patients.
New hemo-dialysis machines will be installed in dialysis centres to meet the needs of patients. The objective of the MoU is to facilitate the availability of dialysis machines and reduce out-of-pocket expenses for patients undergoing treatment for nephrological diseases.
The Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of Assam is providing free hemo-dialysis services in 41 dialysis centres with 277 hemo-dialysis machines installed in public health institutions such as medical colleges, district hospitals, and community health centres through the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program. Further, in view of the increasing demand, dialysis services are to be expanded to 37 new hospitals with 150 hemo-dialysis machines across the state.
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