Mozambique: More than 500 patients to undergo surgery

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Mozambique: More than 500 patients to undergo surgery

1:05 CAT | 20 Feb 2025

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At least five hundred patients will soon undergo surgery to treat various illnesses, injuries and deformities, as part of the plan for the first hundred days of government.

These surgeries, which will take place in the central hospitals of Maputo, Beira, Nampula and Quelimane, aim to improve the patient’s clinical condition and prevent the worsening of possibly fatal pathologies.

According to the national director of Medical Assistance at the Ministry of Health (MISAU), Luísa Panguene, the campaign also reinforces the government’s commitment to the health of the population.
This number is part of a total of around a thousand patients who have been waiting for surgical intervention for at least three months.

The increase in waiting times was caused, in part, by the climate of instability and restrictions on movement imposed by protesters, especially in the last months of the past year, making it impossible for both patients and health personnel to reach hospitals.

Speaking yesterday at a press conference called to share details of the campaign, Luísa Panguene explained that the most common areas include general surgeries, urology and orthopaedics.

To this end, operating rooms were additionally equipped, work teams were reinforced and
supplies were allocated so that procedures could run smoothly. Panguene explained that the hospitals were chosen because they are regional and national references, and that the provincial hospitals may also carry out campaigns, as long as they have the conditions to do so, communicate with MISAU, and surgeries do not impact routine activities.

“We started with central hospitals, but we will continue with the activity throughout the year, with a second phase planned. This will allow routine and scheduled surgeries to be carried out, reducing the waiting list and thus improving the well-being of the population,” he said.

Panguene urged patients who have been seen by a doctor, been diagnosed and are awaiting
surgery, to go to the hospital to reschedule their procedures.

Source: Noticias