Indian doctors in Mozambique to reinforce health service capacity
Half
a dozen Indian doctors from the following specialties surgery, cardiology,
oncology, neurology and urology arrived in Mozambique to help National Health
Authorities increase health capacity, the Maputo Central Hospital General
Director Joao Fumane announced Friday.
According
to the state news agency AIM, the Indian doctors are in Mozambique as part of a
cooperation agreement signed between the government of Mozambique through the
Health Ministry and the Apollo group from India.
"As
part of the agreement, doctors from the Apollo group will be able to provide assistance
to Mozambican doctors, there will be exchanging of experience and they will
come up with new approaches that will allow our doctors to better serve their
patients," said Fumane.
The
5-year renewable agreement between the two entities will also facilitate
technology transfer and technical development of Mozambique in the health
sector.
Mozambican
doctors will also have the possibility of benefiting from refreshment trainings
and interacting with other professionals in India for one year.
"The
main objective is to create capacity within Mozambique, so that patients can
benefit from treatment locally and avoid seeking health care outside,"
said the head of the group of Indian doctors, Harinder Singh Sidhu.
The
Maputo Central Hospital is the largest hospital in Mozambique but the ratio of
doctors per patient remains far from the desired target of the health
authorities.
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