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Mpilo Hospital in major breakthrough
15 Jul 2014 at 08:44hrs | Views
Bulawayo's largest health institution, Mpilo Hospital, on Wednesday will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with three hospitals from India through which medical specialists from the Asian country will carry out specialist treatments such as heart transplants at the local hospital, the health institution's chief executive officer, Lawrence Mantiziba, announced on Monday.
In an interview with The Zimbabwe Mail, Mantiziba said the signing of the MoU was a great achievement for the Matabeleland region.
"After two years of negotiations and ascertaining if this was the right thing to do, we will be signing a MoU with three hospitals from India, which are all based in New Delhi, on Wednesday (tomorrow) at a function to be held in our hospital's boardroom," he said.
"Under the agreement, medical specialists will be visiting our hospital to carry out special treatments for which people have had to travel to India to receive, such as heart transplants. The fuller details will be unveiled at the signing ceremony. This is a milestone in terms of development in Matabeleland and the Sadc region as a whole."
The partnership is also expected to benefit Mpilo Hospital, which is the biggest referral hospital in the southern part of the country, with specialised equipment.
Mantiziba said the three institutions from India, which are part of the arrangement, are Artenis, Mendata and Fortis.
"We travelled to India in September last year as part of the process that culminated in the signing of the MoU and we are happy with the arrangement which will also involve seconding professors and other experts to the National University of Science and Technology," he said.
"You know India is recognised worldwide in terms of medical expertise."
Mpilo Hospital has deteriorated in terms of infrastructure over the years, but the current administration has gone all out to revive the hospital, entering into various partnerships with stakeholders for the refurbishment of the hospital.
Some of the partnerships have seen the hospital being able to provide a dialysis service to kidney patients.
In an interview with The Zimbabwe Mail, Mantiziba said the signing of the MoU was a great achievement for the Matabeleland region.
"After two years of negotiations and ascertaining if this was the right thing to do, we will be signing a MoU with three hospitals from India, which are all based in New Delhi, on Wednesday (tomorrow) at a function to be held in our hospital's boardroom," he said.
"Under the agreement, medical specialists will be visiting our hospital to carry out special treatments for which people have had to travel to India to receive, such as heart transplants. The fuller details will be unveiled at the signing ceremony. This is a milestone in terms of development in Matabeleland and the Sadc region as a whole."
The partnership is also expected to benefit Mpilo Hospital, which is the biggest referral hospital in the southern part of the country, with specialised equipment.
Mantiziba said the three institutions from India, which are part of the arrangement, are Artenis, Mendata and Fortis.
"We travelled to India in September last year as part of the process that culminated in the signing of the MoU and we are happy with the arrangement which will also involve seconding professors and other experts to the National University of Science and Technology," he said.
"You know India is recognised worldwide in terms of medical expertise."
Mpilo Hospital has deteriorated in terms of infrastructure over the years, but the current administration has gone all out to revive the hospital, entering into various partnerships with stakeholders for the refurbishment of the hospital.
Some of the partnerships have seen the hospital being able to provide a dialysis service to kidney patients.
Source - Zim Mail
