According to experts, microvascular surgery is performed on very small blood vessels, typically 3 to 5 millimetres in diameter, using an operating microscope, specialised surgical instruments, and tiny needles with ultrafine sutures.
The first-of-its-kind, microvascular surgery has been taking up to seven hours aimed at building capacity to local surgeons so that they can continue providing specialised services to Tanzanians, hence, reduce the number of people seeking the services abroad.
MNH Head of the Surgery Department, Dr Ibrahim Mkoma, who participated in the operation, said that the surgical procedures is conducted in Australia at a cost of over 80m/- apart from other costs.
One of the surgeons from Australia, James Savundra, said that microvascular surgery is one of the most expensive operations in his country because patients are charged 130 Australian dollars per minute.
He said the money is for payment of the surgeons, aesthetic doctors, nurses and other health personnel involved in the operation. Mr Savundra noted that the cost does not include other charges the patient is required to pay such as ward services.
“We conducted this surgery by collaborating with surgical specialists from Australia through a non-governmental organisation, Tanzania Australia Society and Rafiki Surgical Mission,” said Dr Mukoma.
Early this week, MNH in collaboration with the visiting doctors started offering surgical services to patients in need of the service.
The hospital is currently under transformation to improve its services where by next month it will start performing cochlear implant to children with hearing problems while in the coming year. It will also start performing kidney transplant
source- www.dailynews.co.tz
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