Verulam Dialysis
What does your company do?
Verulam Dialysis Centre is a life support clinic for patients that have been diagnosed with End Stage Renal failure and requires Dialysis. Mrs Zulaka Khan began her journey , driven by passion to really make a difference to the KwaZulu Natal community in South Africa. the centre is the first and leading dialysis clinic in the North Coast of Kwazulu Natal since 2015. Her clinic specializes in different dialysis procedures that is available worldwide. Zulaka has brought 1st world technology and procedures into South africa. Verulam Dialysis Centre is the only international accredited travel clinic in south africa. we provide the following treatments; chronic heamodialysis, acute heamodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, peadatric dialysi, apheresis procedures, kidney transplant workups, a wellness clinic, an ivi clinic and midwifery services to the community. further more they have partnered with an NPO for the last 8 years who funds patients that cannot afford dialysis. verulam dialysis also partners with the Womandla foundation of south africa to mentor an upskill our future generation in schools and help local school with their dignity programme where we give girls sanitary pads so that they dont miss school. they even have a naturopathic clinic for alternative medicine. verulam dialysis is a home away from home for those in need. a hub where essential treatment can be found.
What is your biggest success?
success cannot be measured by accolades (even though i have many under my belt), our success lies in the patients whom we save from mortality everyday. treating children in renal failure is the most difficult thing to watch, but their success in transplantation is the ultimate success and joy. the Director of Verulam dialysis centre has just completed in ground a breaking treatment training regarding kidney transplantation. a first in South Africa and is planning launching it as we speak. this will change the way we do transplation in South Africa. All our successes does not only belong to us, it belong to every patient i have treated, every community member that passes through my hands, every school child that played a part in my success.
What has been your biggest hurdle?
entering a male dominated field is extremely tough. people done take you seriously as a female. since 2015 i have been fighting for this and im proud to say that finally my success and continued success comes from the product of my hard work.
