The chest and TB unit provides OPD and admission facilities. It hasw a 10 bedded inpatient facility and the outpatient clinic is open daily. Average patient turnover is 800 per week.
A separate TB DOTS clinic is supervised by the department where antituberculous treatment is provided to every TB patient free of cost. The DOTS clinic provides preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for poor patients and is thus involved in National TB Control Program of Pakistan. The department imparts post graduate training in DTCD.
There is an asthma clinic and antismoking clinic for specialized care with provision of pulmonary function test facility.
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