The SIUT was born as an eight-bed surgery ward in Karachi’s Civil Hospital in 1972. The confidence of the administration and the people that Dr Adib Rizvi won by his zeal for the methodical care of indigent patients facilitated the small unit’s recognition as the Department of Urology and Transplantation in 1986. Five years later, it became an autonomous institution under a Sindh act and became functional as the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) in 1992.
The philosophy inspiring SIUT that has won plaudits from the four corners of the world can be explained in a few words. Urological disorder is common in the world, especially in countries like Pakistan where many people are vulnerable to kidney malfunctioning. While kidney transplant offers a cure the expense involved in it or even in dialysis is beyond the common man’s means. Dr Adib Rizvi and his fellow pioneers at the SIUT set out on a two-point mission — to acquire the most modern technology for the treatment of urology disorders and transplantation and to place it at the service of those without resources without any charge. They have succeeded beyond anybody’s expectations.
