The country’s ‘cheapest’ diagnostic facility will start functioning at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in December and an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will cost just ₹50, according to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC).
A dialysis centre is also being set up at Guru Harkrishan Hospital on the gurdwara premises. It will start functioning next week. A dialysis procedure will cost only ₹600, said DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa.
“Diagnostic machines worth ₹6 crore were donated to the hospital. These include four machines for dialysis, and a machine each for ultrasound, X-Ray and MRI,” he said.
The diagnostic centre will be operational in the first week of December and these will be the most cheapest & affordable diagnostic services in the country, Sirsa said.
“MRI services will be available for the needy for just ₹50. For others, an MRI scan will cost ₹800. A committee of doctors has been set up to decide who needs a concession,” he said.
In private laboratories, MRI costs at least ₹2,500. People from lower-income groups will be able to get an X-Ray and ultrasound done for just ₹150.
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