Hyderabad, June 26 : Deputy Chief Minister Dr T Rajaiah on Thursday said that Hyderabad would be developed as a Medical Hub.
Speaking to the representatives of Japanese Nephrology Research Development firm NIPRO and Oasis Nephro Care of Hyderabad in the State Secretariat here, Dr Rajaiah said that world class health facilities would be made available in the city in coming days. He also said that latest and large scale Nephro Projects would be started for the treatment of kidney related ailments. He assured to promote the latest technologies for the kidney ailments and said that Telangana Government would support for all the necessary research in this domain.
Dr Rajaiah expressed concern over the increasing number of kidney patients. Hailing the services of Oasis Nephro Care for in this domain, he asked the Japanese delegation to choose Hyderabad as their center of research activities and assured that the government would extend all support in this cause.
The delegation led by Oasis Nephro Care managing director Dr Mohammed Niaz Ahmed Khan informed T Rajaiah that until today dialysis was done with liquid material in a conventional method. But the Japanese company NIPRO has developed a powder form of the dialysate to treat the kidney patients. This dialysate powder is very easy to use and cost effective, the delegation informed minister.
Congratulating Oasis Nephro and NIPRO for joint venture to be started in Hyderabad for the manufacturing of Dialysis Powder, the Minister said that TRS Government would surely extend its support to this project. He also said that this project would fetch employment to 150 highly qualified youth in city.
Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan explained the details of project to the minister and said that the latest reasearch was very useful in bringing the dialysis to reach of common man. Every year the kidney patients are increasing at the rate of 8.2 percent and government has to take initiatives to stop this trend.
Principal Secretary (Health) P C Joshi, Japanese delegation members Yoki Yamada, Tuka Hashi Nikai, Toshinari Takahashi, Dr Anil Kumanee, Ujwal Pradhan, Qureshi and other were present in the meeting. INN
