International Transplant Surgeons, Academicians and policy makers across the world at Seminar on Update in Organ Transplantation held recently at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) underscored the need for every single country to develop national transplant programme based on ethical practices, transparency and well-being of the patients. The Seminar was attended by Dr. [...]
Successful, living donor liver transplant of seven patients was performed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) during last week. The surgeries were jointly performed by two visiting surgeons from Iran with their three counterparts from the SIUT. A Statement of SIUT said that the Iranian surgeons from Shiraz visited the SIUT and [...]
World Tuberculosis Day observed at SIUT
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation marked yet another milestone as the hospital's first dedicated transplant centre was officially inaugurated at impressive ceremony held recently at SIUT, Karachi. The 14-story Transplant Centre has been constructed in a period of four years with an estimated cost of Rs1.5 billion to meet the futuristic challenges of the transplant [...]
Pakistan Peoples Party’s Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the PPP’s Sindh government is trying to provide modern healthcare facilities to all citizens in the province. Speaking as a chief guest at inauguration ceremony of National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases’ (NICVD) Satellite Center at Liaquat University Hospital here Sunday, Bilawal praised Sindh government’s performance [...]
A three day joint session of visiting Australian doctors and SIUT (Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation) on the subject of urology, nephrology and transplantation concluded here expressing concern over the growing trend of illegal organ transplantation in the country. During various sessions the four member team of Westmead Hospital Sydney comprising physicians, surgeons and [...]
Annual World Cancer Day was observed at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) at its Hanifa Suleman Dawood Oncology Center (HSDOC) today; the prime aim to observe the day was to create public awareness about the ailment of cancer and to highlight the preventive and curative side of the disease. SIUT is one of [...]
The Resource Generation and Outreach Department (RGO) of Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) organized the certificate awarding ceremony for the 31st batch of student volunteer program. On this occasion Prof. Adibul Hasan Rizvi commented that proper training of the volunteers is integral for the bright future of Pakistan. Prof Adib Rizvi said that [...]
Medical experts from the field of paediatric urology have stressed the need for setting up more dedicated and specialized paediatric urology units in the country in order to tackle the ever growing issue of congenital paediatric urological problems which are confronted in the society. This was a consensus of internationally renowned paediatric urology experts at [...]
More than 700 dialysis sessions would be conducted annually at the newly established Akram Khatoon Medical Center (AKMC), a joint project of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and the All Pakistan Women’s Association, inaugurated. The premises for the center was provided by Apwa whereas the SIUT refurbished the place which now houses, among [...]
Students have always played a vital role in the promotion of community service in the society; they should make dedicated and altruistic community service the main theme of their lives. This was stated by Dr. Adibul Hasan Rizvi, Director, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on the occasion of Certificate Awarding Ceremony of 26th batch [...]
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and Pakistan Youth Forum (PYF) jointly celebrate World Children’s Day at SIUT SIUT and PYF in a joint collaboration organized an event “Spreading Smiles” exclusively for the sick children being treated at the Paediatric wards in SIUT. The event was held to observe ‘World Children’s Day’ as a [...]
