NephroPlus launches world's largest 160-bed dialysis centre in Tashkent

HYDERABAD: NephroPlus, India’s leading network of dialysis added another feather to its cap by recently launching the world’s largest dialysis centre in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan.

The milestone achievement was part of a broader partnership with the Ministry of Health, Republic of Uzbekistan after securing a contract worth $100 million, where NephroPlus will independently commission and operationalise these centres.

As per the phase-wise rollout plan of constructing four dialysis centres on a turnkey basis, last year NephroPlus announced the opening of two new dialysis centres, one each in Urgench and Bogot, in Uzbekistan. The first centre in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, became operational on April 22, 2023.

The fourth new state-of-the-art centre would be the largest stand-alone dialysis facility in the world with a 160-bed setup, serving more than 900 patients in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

The establishment of all four new centres by NephroPlus would cater to at least 1,100 patients, providing high-quality care through hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services. Additionally, the new facility would also offer vascular surgery, nephrology consultation, lab services and ENPIDIA training academy for training local clinical staff of Uzbekistan. The company also intended to implement its ‘RenAssure’ protocols to deliver a synchronised and convenient patient experience in Uzbekistan.

NephroPlus had already reduced the mortality of the patients by 40 percent in the first year of operations in the regions of Nukus, Urgench and Bogot. The company would continue the same and provide superior quality dialysis as per international standards in the new state-of-the-art facility in Tashkent.

Vikram Vuppala, founder and CEO, NephroPlus, said: "We have raised the benchmark of dialysis care in Uzbekistan, and by setting up the world’s largest centre for dialysis care we have strengthened our footprint in the international boundaries. We thank the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for partnering with us, and we promise to continue providing quality service to help dialysis patients live a better life.’’

"In Uzbekistan, the demand for dialysis is growing, and demand for dialysis services has outstripped supply, exacerbated by the challenges of the pandemic. As a developing nation, it's our constant effort to improve the healthcare services in the country through a unique and dynamic PPP model,” Asamutdinov Jaloliddin Sharafutdinovich, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan said.