BMJ  2008;336:1152-1153 (24 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.39588.392431.4E

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Outcomes from Khartoum heart hospital match the best Western centres

Fabio Turone

1 Milan

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A specialist cardiac hospital on the outskirts of Khartoum in Sudan has become a beacon of excellence for Africa, with outcomes that at least match and sometimes better similar centres in Europe and the United Sates.

The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery was set up by the Italian medical relief agency Emergency with some funding from the Sudanese government.

Since it opened its doors in April 2007 more than 7500 patients from 11 African countries have been seen by the centre’s doctors, and many of them have benefited from surgery previously unavailable in the region.

The principles that underpin the hospital—equality, quality, and social responsibility—are a blueprint for new health systems for Africa based on human rights and medical excellence, said Gino Strada, an Italian surgeon and head of Emergency. He was speaking at an international conference in Venice on developing health services in Africa, which was attended by representatives . . . [Full text of this article]


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