Facilitating patients: Rs12 million released to set up seven insulin banks

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Health Department has released Rs12 million to establish seven insulin banks in six districts of the province to provide insulin free-of-charge to diabetics.

Information Minister Shah Farman had announced in November that the provincial cabinet had approved establishing 10 insulin banks in K-P at a cost of Rs25 million to benefit around 8,400 patients. In the first phase of this project, the health department has released Rs12 million for seven insulin banks.

According to an official notification, insulin centres will be set up at the Khyber Medical College (KMC) and Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) in Peshawar, Bacha Khan Medical College in Mardan, Bannu Medical College, Saidu Medical College in Swat, Ayub Medical College in Abbottabad and District Headquarters Hospital in Kohat.
The insulin banks will provide free insulin for a year to patients registered with them.

A health department official, requesting anonymity, informed senior professors had been made in charge of the insulin banks. Professor Dr Zafar Hayat Khan has been given the responsibility of being in charge of the bank at KMC, Associate Professor Dr Sobia Ali at LRH, Dr Amjad Ali at Bacha

Khan Medical College Mardan, Professor Dr Habibullah Khan at Bannu Medical College, Professor Dr Aziz Ahmad at Saidu Teaching Hospital in Swat, Professor Dr Muhammad Javed at Ayub Medical College in Abbottabad and Dr Fahim Shah at Kohat District Hospital.

According to the District Health Information System (DHIS), more than 150,000 diabetic patients were registered in 23 districts of K-P between January and December 2013.
Around 87,685 patients were registered from Peshawar, 3,790 from Nowshera, 5,818 from Charsadda, 6,151 from Swabi, 7,789 from Mardan, 851 from Shangla, 1,052 from Upper Dir, 10,708 from Swat, 1,323 from Malakand, 629 from Lower Dir, 851 from Chitral, 1,457 from
Hangu, 3,287 from Kohat, 1,338 from Karak, 1,096 from Battagram, 6,232 from Mansehra, 34 from Kohistan, 3,326 from Haripur, 1,693 from Abbottabad, 259 from Tank, 6,022 from Lakki Marwat, 485 from DI Khan and 2,310 from Bannu.
Hayatabad Medical Complex’s Dr AH Amir appreciated the government’s initiative. He said the insulin banks would facilitate patients because on average, they need about 50 to 60 units of insulin per day which can be very expensive.

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[h=2]BoI seeks Korean expertise to explore avenues of strong development in KP[/h]
PESHAWAR (APP): The Board of Investment (BoI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hosted a session with Korean experts with a view how to put the backward province on a strong footing for development.
Besides a large number of MPs, PTI Chairman Imran Khan participated while Korian Ambassador in Islamabad Prof. Song Jong, a renowned economic expert from Korea Prof. Sung-Hee Jwa, Vice Chairman BOI, KP Mohsin Aziz and honorary Consular of Korean in Peshawar Affan Aziz spoke on the occasion.
On this occasion, Prof. Sung-Hee Jwa delivered a detailed lecture on different stages of development of Korea and the strategies adopted by them to make the small country having got independence after Pakistan, has been converted into the euphemistically called one of the "Asian tiger", of course an economic miracle.
He pointed out that soon after its independence, Korean leadership concentrated on growth and not only allowed but encouraged the establishment and growth of corporations in the private sector keeping the market open for fair competition.
It helped not only controlling reliance on import and import substitution but also increased Korean export to the outside world.
As the market was open and competition was fair, neither any rant seeking was allowed nor any free ride and thus those working hard and was the fittest could naturally survive and flourished. He pointed out that unless specifically required, the government did not manipulate the market and thus Korean companies were enabled to compete at the international level.

Prof. Sung-Hee said that it was then after achieving the growth level, that now they, their government is concentrating on subsistence allowances of the poor and changing their lives for the better with any external help. The lecture was followed by question answer session.

 

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(clap)(clap) Diabetes Can Be Hell To Live With In A Developed Country With A Good Health Care System But It Must Be Far Worse For People From Less Fortunate Area. But This Initiative Is Excellent!! Every Life Saved Is A Blessing What PTI Should Do Is Start A Roadmap For A Nationalized Healthcare System Which Is Fair On Everyone.