11,645 outpatients examined at Gwadar’s Kalmati Teaching Hospital in October

GWADAR: Medical Superintendent of Mir Abdul Ghafoor Kalmati Teaching Hospital Dr Hafeez Baloch has said that providing quality and timely medical facilities to the people under the Balochistan Chief Minister’s public health vision is among the provincial government’s top priorities.

In this connection, thousands of patients received treatment, diagnosis, medical examinations and health services in various departments at Mir Abdul Ghafoor Kalmati Teaching Hospital in Gwadar during October 2026.

According to the monthly report issued by the hospital:

OPD, emergency and gynaecology

During October, 11,645 patients were examined in the OPD. In the emergency department, 1,590 patients received medical care, and 870 were seen in the evening OPD.

In the gynaecology OPD, 1,615 women were examined. Under mother and child care, 520 antenatal check-ups, 7 postnatal examinations and 50 deliveries were carried out.

Diagnostic facilities, dialysis and dental care

Under diagnostic services, 300 ultrasounds, 18 ECGs and 731 X-rays were carried out. There were 2,159 malaria screenings, 796 hepatitis B tests, 410 hepatitis C tests and 410 HIV tests.

These screenings found 6 malaria PF cases, 63 PV cases, 11 hepatitis B cases, 6 hepatitis C cases and one HIV case.

The hospital’s dialysis unit served 86 patients. The blood bank carried out 386 tests, and the laboratory conducted 12,663 tests.

During TB screening, 52 people were tested and one case was reported positive. In the dental department, 135 patients were examined, 111 teeth were extracted, and 36 fillings and root canal treatments were done.

Treatment continues to be provided to citizens through the hospital’s various medical departments and diagnostic facilities. This reflects the provincial government’s commitment to providing basic and essential health services to people at their doorstep.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan