Emergency Health Services to be prioritized in Tanzania

Posted on : Tuesday , 17th October 2017

The Permanent Secretary in Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Mpoki Ulisubisya has revealed that his administration is working towards reducing 40 percent of the loss of life that is caused by the lack of adequate emergency service support.

The government will now prioritize the establishment of an emergency medicine department at all district hospitals across the nation.

“We can no longer overlook the 40 percent of deaths that occur due to lack of emergency services support,” he was quoted saying.

The goal will now be to ensure that emergency services are made available at all regional and district hospitals.

According to Mr. Ulisubisya, 27 emergency specialists have undergone training while many others are scheduled to do the same.

The expectation is that this number will soon rise to at least 36.

He elaborated saying that the government plans to not just stop at constructing emergency departments but also ensuring that the medical staff is also well trained in the requisite procedures.

However, he also said that the procurement of medical equipment still remains to be a problem.

Meanwhile, Dr. Juma Mfinanga, Emergency Medical Department (EMD) Head of Department, said that 25 percent of the number of patients admitted to Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) has mostly been accident victims.

He noted that the number of accident patients admitted to the national hospital was large but the presence of the EMD at the hospital had helped them to reduce the number of deaths caused by accidents.

Source : Business News Africa

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