Haematology care centre inaugurated at CPR Hospital

Kolhapur: On the occasion of World

Thalassaemia

Day, guardian minister Satej Patil inaugurated a

Haematology

day care centre at the Chhatrapati Pramila Raje (CPR) Civil Hospital on Sunday.Experts claimed that it is the first centre to be opened in any government medical college attached hospital. The funds to set up the centre have been provided through the district planning and development council. Thalassaemia is an inherited disease. Since birth, the blood formation in such patients does not take place and they have to get their blood transfused regularly for survival. Currently, the district has around 175 registered Thalassaemia patients.

Varun Bafna

, a city-based haematologist who will head the centre, said, “The centre will help Thalassaemia and Haemophilic patients not just from Kolhapur, but also from the neighbouring districts. It will be beneficial for poor patients as the annual expense to treat Haemophilic patients is about Rs 5 lakh. Satej Patil and collector

Rahul Rekhawar

have provided Rs 70 lakh for procuring the factors which will help coagulate blood.”Patil inaugurateshuman milk bank in Kolhapur Satej Patil also inaugurated a human milk bank in Kolhapur. The milk bank will help the mothers who are unable to breastfeed their babies after delivery.