Lucknow: Children with growth hormone deficiency, Turner syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome can receive growth hormone therapy free of cost at SGPGIMS, the institute said on Sunday.The treatment is provided by the department of paediatric endocrinology with support from the department of medical genetics under the Union health ministry’s national rare disease policy.The department also runs a paediatric diabetes clinic for children and adolescents with type 1 and other forms of diabetes from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states.SGPGIMS director Prof RK Dhiman said Uttar Pradesh has a child and adolescent population of nearly 10 crore and needs specialised paediatric care.Dhiman was speaking at Pediatric Endo Clinics 2026, organised by the departments of paediatric endocrinology at SGPGIMS on Oct 17-18. Around 50 endocrinology and paediatric endocrinology trainees and fellows from across India attended the two-day programme at SGPGIMS. Prof Margaret Zacharin of Melbourne and Dr Quynh Nguyen of Monash University, Australia, were among the faculty.SGPGIMS established its department of paediatric endocrinology in 2022. The department treats children with growth and puberty disorders, thyroid and adrenal diseases, bone and mineral disorders, childhood obesity, diabetes, menstrual disorders and disorders of sex development.
