All District Hospitals Of J&K To Have Functional Dialysis Centres By July 2020

All District Hospitals (DHs) of Jammu and Kashmir would have functional Dialysis Centres by July 2020 even as the facility is already available in the majority of District Hospitals. This was stated by Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo while chairing a meeting to review the implementation of Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme under National Health Mission, in Jammu. It was informed that Dialysis Centres have been established in 13 districts, including Rajouri, Kathua, Poonch, Kishtwar, Baramulla, Pulwama and Kupwara. 70 dialysis machines have been provided free of cost by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.