A neonatal ICU and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit inaugurated

As from 20th December, Flacq Hospital has been equipped with a neonatal intensive care unit. During the inauguration ceremony, the Minister of Health and Quality of Life, Dr Anwar Husnoo, revealed that in 2016, 17% of babies were born premature and in this context, a neonatal intensive care unit is important to save the lives of children who require proper care in order not to have health complications.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit at Jeetoo Hospital

Earlier this week, the Minister of Health, Dr Anwar Husnoo, inaugurated a Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit at the Jeetoo Hospital in Port Louis, which will act as an outpatient facility for early diagnostic of gastro-intestinal related diseases.

Dr Anwar Husnoo stated that government is determined to provide quality services to all citizens by placing health care at the core of its agenda with the priority of making the latest medical technology accessible to all.

He recalled that full-fledged Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Units are already operational at the SSRN hospital in Pamplemousses and Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital in Rose Belle and that this facility will be extended shortly to Flacq Hospital and Victoria Hospital at Candos. He further spoke of the various achievements and new projects in the pipeline regarding the health sector.

The Regional Health Director, Dr Ismet D.I. Nawoor, for his part, spoke about the various facilities to be provided by the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit and highlighted that the coming into operation of the new unit is yet another strand forward with regards to the development being undertaken so far at the Jeetoo Hospital.

Upcoming health care projects

During the ceremony held at Jeetoo Hospital, Dr Anwar Husnoo made several revelations concerning health care projects. He stated that there will be new projects namely, the recruitment of 500 junior doctors bringing the total to 1,080 doctors at December 2017; decentralisation of medical services in mediclinics and area health centres; a Neonatal Intensive Care unit at the Jeetoo Hospital; a new ENT Hospital; a new Cancer Hospital at Solferino Vacoas; and an Eye Hospital at Réduit.

Among other projects, a new hospital at Flacq and SSRN Hospital for which the master plan is being worked out and a Central Pharmacy Store to stock all medications in a safer and more appropriate place.

Minister Husnoo added that all these projects will be completed within a span of one or two years once the projects have kick-started and that Government is investing massively in improving health care.

He concluded by appealing to one and all to adopt healthy eating habits, which in turn, will ultimately bring a decrease in diseases associated with bad eating habits.