KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday inaugurated a robotic surgery and training center at Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT).
On arrival, Murad Ali Shah was received by Director SIUT Professor Adib Rizvi who escorted the chief minister to the unit where he performed the inauguration and unveiled the plaque. The provincial chief executive also went round the unit and saw the ongoing surgery. SIUT has performed 1000 surgeries in recent months.
“The robots can also perform surgery on those organs which are difficult to reach by hand, it is a revolutionary initiative in the field of surgery,” said Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah at the inauguration of Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery and Training of Pakistan at SIUT.
Murad also congratulated Dr Adib Rizvi and his team for installing the facility at the hospital. “Robotic surgery can be performed swiftly and the patient recovers quickly since it reduces pain in the human body as well as blood loss and the chance of infection,” Murad added.
The chief minister expressed hope that more such centres could be established in the country, giving young doctors modern tools and methods. “I am proud that the Sindh government has taken a lead in robotic surgery in the country,” he added.
Tracing the history of the Robotic Surgery Department and Training Centre at SIUT, Murad said that the first robot was acquired by the Sindh Government in 2017 from Intuitive Surgical Company, USA – The da Vinci System.
The system was used both by Dr Ruth Fau, Civil Hospital and SIUT and later the Robot was moved to a dedicated Robotic Surgery Unit in SIUT.
Murad added that in order to establish a robotic surgical unit a fund was established where the initial seed money was given by the Sindh government and other main contributors were Bashir Dawood and SIUT North America.
