RM2m haemodialysis centre to be built in Chini
CHINI POLLS | A haemodialysis centre will be built in Chini with an allocation of RM2 million, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.
Adham (above) said it would be built on a site that has been identified and equipped with 10 haemodialysis machines and a reverse osmosis (RO) water system.
CHINI POLLS | A haemodialysis centre will be built in Chini with an allocation of RM2 million, said Health Minister Dr Adham Baba.
Adham (above) said it would be built on a site that has been identified and equipped with 10 haemodialysis machines and a reverse osmosis (RO) water system.
“When the centre is ready, patients no longer have to go far for their haemodialysis treatment. We at the Health Ministry (MOH) are always prepared to provide the best treatment for kidney patients.
"We already have the land and the centre will be equipped with the latest haemodialysis machines to provide comfort to patients," he told reporters after visiting Chini Health Clinic today.
With no haemodialysis centres in Chini currently, kidney patients have to commute more than 80 km for treatment at a haemodialysis unit in Pekan.
On today’s visit, Adham said MOH would look into the need to equip the clinic with an emergency bay as it was located far from the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital (HTAA), Kuantan and Pekan Hospital.
“The clinic is treating between 300 and 500 patients per day and there is a need for an emergency bay and also a radiology centre,” he added.
Meanwhile, Adham said the ministry would deploy its staff to assist in technical services for the smooth running of the early voting tomorrow in the Chini state by-election.
- Bernama
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