The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute has successfully completed 1,000 liver transplants, placing it among the world’s leading transplant centers. PKLI was a vision conceived by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his tenure as Chief Minister of Punjab in 2017. His dream was to establish an institution that would provide world-class treatment for liver and kidney diseases to the people of Pakistan, right within the country. Today, that dream has become a reality, saving thousands of lives through this facility. In addition to 1,000 liver transplants, PKLI has performed 1,100 kidney and 14 bone marrow transplants, and has treated over four million patients. Currently, around eighty percent of patients receive completely free treatment using advanced technology and international standards. For those who can afford it, treatment costs go up to six million, which is significantly lower than in other countries in the region. Unfortunately, this project was targeted for political revenge by former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar through actions that contradicted national interest, and later by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government. PKLI’s funds were frozen, its administration entangled in unnecessary investigations, and most regrettably, the world-class transplant center was converted into a COVID hospital. There is no precedent in global medical … Continue reading PKLI successfully completes 1,000 liver transplants