KP govt, Shaukat Khanum sign MoU for hospital in Peshawar

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SKMT in Peshawar!



Shaukat Khanum to set up a Cancer hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (old NWFP)

A memorandum of understanding [MoU] was signed between Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust [SKMT] and the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for establishment of a state-of-the-art cancer hospital in Hayatabad, Peshawar.

The MoU was signed by provincial Health Secretary Mr. Sohail Altaf, on behalf of the provincial government, and the representative of SKMT and Chief Executive Officer of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Dr. Faisal Sultan, in the presence of Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Ameer Haider Khan Hoti and the provincial Health Minister, Syed Zahir Ali Shah.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted the long-standing need for a specialized cancer hospital for the treatment of cancer patients in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and termed the agreement a remarkable success for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He stated that the people of the province would no longer need to travel repeatedly to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore but would instead be able to access identical care closer to home, at the new Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital in Peshawar. The Chief Minister thanked Imran Khan and assured him that the provincial government would extend any assistance required for the completion of this humanitarian project.

The provincial government has provided 50 kanals of land, free of cost, for this project which will be completed in three phases at a cost of approximately Rs 250 million (25 crore rupees).

SKMCH&RC’s CEO, Dr. Faisal Sultan, highlighted various aspects of the project including the phase-wise construction plan, planned equipment and infrastructure, and staffing requirements. He expressed his hope that the completion of this project would greatly improve the standards of healthcare in the province and also serve to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and lead to capacity-building in the province. He promised that the Shaukat Khanum healthcare system would provide training in accordance with the highest international standards to local doctors and nurses and, in accordance with Shaukat Khanum’s mission statement, would provide state-of-the-art cancer treatment to all patients seen at the new facility, irrespective of their ability to pay. Dr Faisal took the opportunity to announce that Shaukat Khanum would shortly be launching a fund-raising campaign in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to help raise funds for this huge project.

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