Arteriovenous Fistula Creation Camp to Convey Aid to CKD Sufferers in A&N Islands

Tarun Karthick

Port Blair, 19 June 2023

Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) sufferers within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&N) can now breathe a sigh of aid because the GB Pant Hospital, ANIIMS (A&N Islands Institute of Medical Sciences) in Port Blair is internet hosting a three-day Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula Creation Camp from July 19 to 21, 2023. This initiative goals to supply important medical companies domestically, saving sufferers from the effort of touring to the mainland for the process.

Before the organisation of this camp, sufferers requiring dialysis in A&N Islands needed to journey to the mainland to get an AV Fistula created. However, with the appearance of this medical camp, such sufferers can now avail the service at GB Pant Hospital itself, eliminating the necessity for pricey and time-consuming journeys.

ANIIMS has taken important steps to make sure the success of this initiative. The hospital has invited expert surgeons from hospitals empaneled beneath the Ayushman Bharat scheme to carry out AV Fistula creation surgical procedures for about 30 to 35 sufferers who’ve already been lined up for the process. By bringing specialised surgeons on board, the hospital goals to streamline the method and supply the very best take care of sufferers affected by Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD).

One of the key advantages of this endeavour is the discount of out-of-pocket expenditure for CKD sufferers. Previously, they needed to bear the monetary burden of touring to the mainland for the AV Fistula creation process.

Moreover, hospital authorities have disclosed that they plan to make this camp a daily prevalence, topic to the variety of sufferers requiring the service. In the longer term, skilled surgeons for AV Fistula creation shall be invited to GB Pant Hospital regularly to carry out the surgical procedure, making certain that sufferers can obtain the required medical care with out leaving the Islands.