SIUT North America has launched its first "Serving Beyond" campaign, intended to reach a broader section of the American population, to spread the word about SIUT, share the unique SIUT model to help others, and to seek their support. Our traditional campaigns have been focused on the Pakistani diaspora in...
SIUT will need to add a new radiotherapy machine within the next 2 years, and is currently planning funding of this purchase. SIUT started as a small 8 bedded unit in 1972 has now developed into a Center of Excellence offering dialysis, lithotripsy, transplantation and other related services, all under...
SIUT's oncology division has expanded its operations beyond Urology to include Lung, Head & Neck, Gastrointestinal and Breast Cancers.
SIUT in Pakistan has launched a kidney Swap Transplant program that is expected to save thousands more lives of patients who are suffering from end-stage renal failures. Please read on for the story of the first such transplant.
Hafeez Suleman and his wife Seema Suleman live in Houston, Texas. Hafeez Suleman, who had a kidney failure, had to travel to Karachi-Pakistan for he was denied treatment because of his temporary status at the time, according to Seema Suleman. His wife donated the kidney and the kidney transplant and...
An excellent article on SIUT's Center for Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CBEC) by Zubeida Mustafa, a renowned freelance journalist. Dr. Farhat Moazam, the Chairperson of CBEC, is a pediatric surgeon by training and was recruited from the USA as the founding Chair of Surgery at the Agha Khan University. She...
Dr. Farhat Moazzam, Chairperson of CEBEC, addressing the ConferenceA three day international collaborative Conference on Biomedical Ethics was held at SIUT Pakistan. The conference called for enhancing the agenda of bioethics globally. The conference was jointly organized by the Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture (CEBEC) of SIUT and their...
Sudanese Medical Team & WHO representatives Visit SIUT Pakistan A seven member medical team from Sudan Medical Board visited SIUT. They were accompanied by two officials of WHO, the World Health Organization. Such visits reflect strong interest of medical communities around the world who want to understand the unique SIUT...
PET/CET diagnostic machines have been installed at the SIUT Mehrunnisa Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan. PET/CT is an expensive diagnostic tool for cancer patients. There are only 5 machines in Pakistan including the one at SIUT. The test costs Rs 40-60 thousand at other facilities, is offered free of cost...
