INOR, ATH Design Framework For A MoU For Treatment Of Cancer Patients

Faizan Hashmi Published November 14, 2018 | 07:54 PM

Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy (INOR) Cancer Hospital and Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) on Wednesday conducted a meeting to design a framework for the memorandum of understanding for mutual capacity building and sharing of resources to provide quality treatment to the cancer patients.

ABBOTTABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Nov, 2018 ) :Nuclear Medicine Oncology and Radiotherapy (INOR) Cancer Hospital and Ayub Teaching Hospital (ATH) on Wednesday conducted a meeting to design a framework for the memorandum of understanding for mutual capacity building and sharing of resources to provide quality treatment to the cancer patients.

Medical Director ATH Dr. Ahsan Auranazeb, Hospital Director Dr. Athar Lodhi and Professor of Medicines Dr. Atteq discussed the standard operating procedures with director INOR Professor Dr. Anees, PMO INOR Dr. Asif and other team members. Hospital Director offered INOR to share the resources of both hospitals.

In the meeting, Dr. Anees said more than 12000 patients are registered with INOR and are getting cancer treatment. They are also providing treatment to poor patients from zakat and Bait-ul-mal funds. In 2017, the free treatment was provided to poor patients worth 40 million through Bait-ul-mal. He assured all the possible corporation to ATH for the cancer patient treatment.

ATH medical director nominated the focal person to complete this task on an urgent basis. He said that this facility will be provided to both inpatients and outpatients. Dr. Ahsan said that our patients will get registered with INOR and the patients would be provided medicines and other treatment from the Zakat and Baitul Mal Funds.

He said that nursing Staff from the Ayub Teaching Hospital will be sent to CMH Rawalpindi and Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital to get specialized training in the field of oncology.

ATH has a 12-bedded unit for oncology patients and is striving to provide the best health care facilities to the patients and a position for Assistant professor oncology has already been advertised and will be filled soon, adding Medical Director ATH disclosed.

He said that with the help of INOR, better cancer treatment facility would be provided to the patients from Hazara division, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.