[afro-nets] Opening of the Salam Cardiac Center, Sudan

["Ceeya Patton-Bolman" <ceeyabolman@comcast.net>]

Opening of the Salam Cardiac Center, Sudan
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Announcing the official opening ceremony of the Salam Cardiac Center, Khartoum, Sudan May 3, 2007.  The Cardiac Center founded by Emergency (http://www.emergency.it)  in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health of the Republic of Sudan. The Hospital will provide specialized cardiac care for the region, including adjoining countries Central African Republic, Chad, The Democrat Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, and Uganda.  The Ministries of Health of these countries are expected to take part to the inauguration ceremonies.

Rheumatic Heart Disease is the most common acquired heart disease found in the region in children and adults and the incidence of Cardiovascular Disease is rising rapidly in adults. According to WHO in the African region, there are  0.4 cardiologists, 13 primary care physicians and 98 nurses per 100,000 people working in non-communicable diseases. There are 300,000 deaths each year with 2 million people requiring repeat hospitalizations. It is estimated that in the next 5 to 20 years, 1 million people will require surgical intervention.

The completed Salam Center has 3 operating theatres, 15-bed Intensive Care Unit, 16-bed step down unit and 32-bed surgical ward. There will be radiology, ultrasound, CT Scan, a Catheterization Laboratory and Physiotherapy Department for rehabilitation. 

Emergency is a non-governmental organization founded in 1994 by physician Geno Strada in Milan, Italy. The mission of the organization is to provide free surgical and medical care to civilian populations and to continue working with populations affected by war, hunger and poverty. Emergency works throughout the world to promote a culture of peace and solidarity and is committed to providing free treatment  without discrimination as to race, sex, religion or creed on the basis of healthcare as a human right.

Please join the volunteers and staff of Emergency, the people of Sudan as they celebrate the successful completion of the first open-heart  aortic valve replacement in a 14 year old child performed 23 April 2007 in their new facility. 

For more information please visit website http://www.emergency.it/

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Ceeya Patton-Bolman, RN, MSN , Volunteer,  Emergency
Waban, MA 02468 USA
mailto:ceeyabolman@comcast.net