A
team of heart specialists from BLK Hospital, one of the largest tertiary
hospitals in India, recently arrived in The Gambia.
The
team specialises on heart problems such as angioplasty, rotablation, device
implantation and congenital heart procedures.
They
will be working with the Serrekunda General Hospital in their area of
specialisation.
Speaking
at the Serrekunda General Hospital, Omar Sey, minister of Health and Social
Welfare, welcomed the health experts to The Gambia to work with Gambian health
experts in the area of heart problem.
He
noted that The Gambia government is doing “everything possible” to bring
doctors to the country to treat people instead of sending few people overseas
for treatment.
Saidu
Beyai, chief executive officer of Serrekunda General Hospital, thanked the
Health Minister and his team for the efforts they have making to bring the
Indian health team to come to The Gambia.
He
said the professional relationship between BLK Hospital and Serrekunda General
Hospital would go a long way in addressing the healthcare needs of Gambians.
Mr
Beyai said they are working on strategies of getting the first heart operation
lab in The Gambia.
“The
first brain operation was done at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital; so we
want the first heart operation to be done in Serrekunda General Hospital,” he
said.
