Retoma serviço de radioterapia no Hospital Central de Maputo
Radiotherapy service resumes at Maputo Central Hospital
The Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the country's largest health unit, resumed radiotherapy treatment today, 15 months after the only machine in the country broke down, leaving hundreds of people without treatment.
"Our waiting list at the moment is around 170 patients and we are now calling on them to benefit from the service again," said HCM director Mouzinho Saide.
Mouzinho Saide acknowledged that the non-existence of this service had, in fact, led to very serious complications for some patients who needed this treatment and didn't have the opportunity to have it, particularly "those patients in more advanced stages".
The HCM director also said that the repair and maintenance cost around two million dollars.
"This service is quite expensive and that's why it hasn't been easy to repair. The country's internal capacity is limited to maintain the equipment, so we often need teams from outside the country," he said.
Given the high prices, Saide believes the solution is to make maintenance agreements with companies that can provide highly qualified services, so that "we don't have problems like the ones we've had in the future".
Mouzinho Saide highlighted the high mortality rate of cancerous diseases in the country, above 23%, with patients relying on treatments such as surgery, chemotherapy, monotherapy, organotherapy, in addition to traditional radiotherapy.
The director of the HCM also said that he hoped this would "alleviate the suffering" of patients and, although questioned by journalists, did not say what the impact and mortality associated with prolonged absence would be.
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