Diabetes Centre inaugurated at Phulgaran

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Diabetes Centre inaugurated at Phulgaran

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurated The Diabetes Centre (TDC) at Phulgaran in the outskirts of the capital, to help early diagnosis and treatment of the disease. He also announced a grant of Rs.100 million for the centre and urged philanthropists to generously contribute to help expand its reach.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony held recently, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the disease is a major challenge and urgent measures were needed to address it by setting up similar centres across the country. TDC has taken on the challenge of dealing with diabetes and was playing a significant role in creating awareness, education and healthcare delivery. He hoped the new centre at Phulgaran would cater to the needs of the people of areas adjoining the Federal Capital and Azad Kashmir.

Furthermore, he said the TDC was serving as a centre of excellence and offering comprehensive care to diabetics in Pakistan. He appreciated the provision of quality diagnostics and treatment to the patients besides its training initiative. TDC was focused on diabetes care, treatment and awareness and offered 12 specialiSed facilities under one roof. TDC is an internationally-recognised, not-for-profit organisation and is registered tax-exempted charity in the UK, US and Pakistan.

The clinic has to-date treated over 17,000 patients free of cost besides caring for around 500 patients per week who mainly come from various districts of northern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

2018-06-30T20:31:42+00:00