NRH CEO Dr Malefoasi, MHMS DSHI Dr Jilini, Minister Dr Bosawai and Chair of Parliamentary Health Committee Hon. Morris Toiraena
MHMS LOOKS TO INDIA FOR FURTHER COLLABORATION
The Minister for Health and Medical Services (MHMS) Dr Paul Bosawai, Chair of Solomon Islands Parliamentary Health Committee Hon. Morris Toiraena and Health Officials yesterday left the country for MIOT International Hospital, in Chennai, India.
The visit to MIOT is to assess for the possibility of referring our patients needing higher level of care not available at the NRH and the recently built Comprehensive Medical Centre (CMC). The Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, known in short as the MIOT International Hospital, is a multi-specialty hospital in Manapakkam, Chennai, India. It is a specialty hospital that offers variety of specialists’ services, including open heart surgery, orthopaedic, cancer, and cardiac, and solid organ transplant care. It is a 1000- bed facility offering super specialist treatment in 63 specialties, has 500 fulltime doctors, and over 3,000 plus staff working at the hospital. There, the hospital is known for its use of advanced medical technology and commitment to patient safety.
Further, MIOT is globally renowned for open surgery and other specialist care. The visit to the high specialist tertiary hospital is a learning experience as well as an opportunity to explore future institutional collaboration in specialised medical treatment and care including capacity development of our health workforce.
In the meantime, MIOT International Hospital also has a base in Fiji providing specialised treatment and care at Lautoka and Ba Hospitals. The partnership arrangements between MIOT and Fiji has been very successful.
The Minister is being accompanied by the Honourable Speaker of Parliament, Mr Mr Patterson Oti (who will arrive in Chennai Monday 10th), the Parliamentary Health Committee Chair, Honourable Morris Toiraena, MP, Deputy Secretary for Health Services, Dr Gregory Jilini, NRH CEO, Dr George Malefoasi, and MHMS Communication Officer, Ms Esther Nuria. The delegation will be in India for a week and should return at the end of the week.
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