St Elizabeth Hospital is at the forefront in Pakistan for the care of cancer patients
A Centre for Home Based Palliative Care has recently opened at St Elizabeth Hospital, Hyderabad, Pakistan. This Centre provides palliative care for cancer patients, with pain control therapy. This is the first such centre at a national level in Pakistan.
Established in 1958, St Elizabeth Hospital is a highly valued institution serving the city of Hyderabad and the entire Sindh province. It provides the best possible care at the lowest possible cost.
Columban Fr Robert McCulloch said of St Elizabeth Hospital, “Thanks to its professionalism, organization and medical technology, St Elizabeth Hospital is able to assist more than 40,000 patients each year. These patients come from the Muslim, Hindu and Christian communities. Above all, St Elizabeth’s takes care of poor families especially those in rural communities."
Fr Robert was the chairman of the Administration Council of St Elizabeth Hospital for many years and a proponent of a medical outreach programme. He spent over 30 years in Pakistan and is currently the Procurator General for St Columbans Mission Society and resides in Rome.
"Catholic doctors and nurses establish relations of cordiality and good will among the people. And thanks to the care and the work of the hospital, the Church of Pakistan is seen not as a foreign body in society, but as a community that helps to cure wounds. This work helps to improve relations of peace, dialogue and harmony in society", explained Fr Robert.
St Elizabeth Hospital recently received a visit from Margaret Adamson, Australian High Commissioner for Pakistan, who renewed the High Commission’s support for St Elizabeth Hospital and noted the high level of medical care achieved. She confirmed that it is a place of "significant service to the common good in Pakistan".
Columban Fr Robert McCulloch, Agenzia Fides - Information Service of the Pontifical Mission Society - April 22, 2016