PESHAWAR
Delegates of the European Union (EU) and UNHCR currently stationed in Afghanistan on Wednesday paid a visit to Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) Peshawar and inspected different departments of the hospital.
The delegation commended Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government efforts for hosting Afghan refugees and providing them with the best medical facilities.
The delegation has shown keen interest and appreciated the diverse nature of specialized services being provided by the HMC during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The delegation comprised of Jan Mattke, International Aid Cooperation Officer, Migration and Forced Displacement, EU Afghanistan, Taheemi Thammannagoda, Head of Office Pakistan and Iran EU/ECHO Pakistan, Aoife Mcdonnell, Senior External Relations Officer UNHCR and others.
Medical Director Professor Shehzad Akbar Khan briefly appraised the delegation about the MTI HMC and its constituent institutes.
He explained how MTI-HMC enjoyed a partnership that spans over a decade with a significant impact on the health care of Afghan Refugees in KP.
Professor Shehzad Akbar thanked UNHCR and EU for their wide range of support in treatment of thalassemia patients and improving diagnostic services in one of the premier institutes of the province.
He highlighted areas for future collaboration between MTI HMC & UNHCR and EU, especially the new Casualty and Trauma block at MTI-HMC which is expected to complete very soon. It is important to mention here that Afghan Refugees are treated indiscriminately and generously.
The HMC has provided healthcare services to 236456 Afghan citizens in the Emergency and Out Patient Department (OPD) including 1123 in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) during the year 2021-22.
Later 128 slice CT scan was formally handed over to the Hospital Director HMC Dr Shahzad Faisal and a memorandum of understanding was also signed during the visit. The delegation also visited different sections of the hospital including Gastroenterology, Hematology daycare center and Radiology departments.
