Sivasagar: Assam Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ashok Singhal on Wednesday inaugurated a new three-bedded dialysis centre at Sapekhati Model Hospital in Charaideo district, marking a significant step towards strengthening kidney care services in the region. Announcing the development on social media platform X, the minister said the facility has been set up to improve access to quality dialysis treatment and to reduce the burden of long-distance travel for patients from remote areas. He informed that the centre is equipped with modern haemodialysis machines and will provide dialysis services completely free of cost to patients, irrespective of their economic background.
“In Charaideo district today, I inaugurated the new three-bedded Dialysis Centre at Sapekhati Model Hospital, further strengthening access to free and quality kidney care in this region,” Singhal wrote, adding that the facility will cater to patients from across upper Assam. The minister stated that the dialysis centre is being operated under the National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, with the state government bearing the entire cost of each dialysis session. This includes expenses related to dialysis machines, specialist nephrologists, MBBS doctors, trained technicians and the supply of essential medicines.
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Singhal noted that Assam currently provides free haemodialysis services through 403 machines across 65 centres under the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme. With the commissioning of the Sapekhati facility, residents of the greater Sapekhati area are expected to benefit from timely and life-saving treatment closer to home. He also said special emphasis has been placed on strengthening healthcare delivery at Sapekhati Model Hospital, considering the area’s multi-ethnic and diverse population, reaffirming the government’s commitment to equitable and people-centric public healthcare.
