An Indian business delegation has disclosed that it would invest about US$ 3 million to set up a diagnostic centre in Zambia.
Delegation leader, Rajamani Emmanuel said proper disease diagnosis is important towards serving human life in the country.
Dr. Emmanuel explained that before any disease is treated, there is need to have proper scanning, which he said can also reduce in reducing the current death rate in the country.
He was speaking today when he met Professor Neil Nkanza, who also runs a diagnostic centre in Lusaka.
Dr. Emmanuel, who is also Managing Director of Barati Scans Private Limited Company, reiterated the need of having a good and well equipped scanning and laboratory facilities in the country.
He added that this is why his company is happy to associate itself with the Zambian government in establishing good health facilities for all the citizens.
He said once the centre is set up, government will also reduce on the cost of sending patients for specialist treatment abroad as it would be able to provide such facilities and services locally.
Dr. Emmanuel further disclosed that construction works for the diagnostic centre are expected to commence in the next six months.
Meanwhile, Professor Nkanza bemoaned lack of proper diagnostic services in the country.
Professors Nkanza said Zambia has for a long time now lagged behind in issues aimed at improving health standards of her people due to lack of good health facilities.
He said proper diagnostic facilities are important in any health management, adding that there is need for the Zambian government to ensure that the facilities are made available in all health institution.
He cited breast cancer as one of the diseases that require good scanning facilities before treatment is administered.
Professor Nkanza also thanked the Indian business delegation for choosing to invest in the Zambian health sector.
The delegation, which comprises five people, arrived in the country on 24th April 2009 to hold a series of meetings with Zambian medial doctors and explore the possibilities of establishing health centres.
It is expected to leave Zambia on May 2nd after identifying a site where the diagnostic centre will be constructed in Lusaka.
Good idea. At least new jobs are waving. This is the way forward.
LT it’s about time you employed a proof-reader: “saving” and not “serving” human life please!!
Otherwise I only hope there are no conditions attached to this important project.
good move
good news for sure,it’s long overdue.
However, it has a price tag to it. They will soon be off-loading a percentage of their population on you Zambians…like the Chinese!
That is a nice move.In whichever the conditions we need those things pa zed.
Let it happen,let it happen,Health personnels’ tears could be reduced to half.Patients would benfit greatly.If this is what you call economy then as long as it becomes real then manja pampando
Firstly greetings Nine chale, this is a good turn of events in a way, funny that monetary figure could actually have been met by a Zambian or two. People in Zambia have that amount in cash basis even. The set up that, and ease our resistance when their cousins come to establish a store in Kamwala; Zambia is more livable for foreign born citizens than most people think. So as our professor observed health exploratory institutions have laggedbehind because of this, Zambians with money mostly do not know what to invest in. Cars are not what one should have in excess; buy investing in your people you build a future for your grand children. Pay for my tuition today and my grandchildren shall employ your great grand angels tomorrow. Blessings transcend generations; wether Lozi, Tonga, Tumbuka…
On “An Indian business delegation has disclosed that it would invest about US$ 3 million to set up a diagnostic centre in Zambia”, I am a bit worried as the word ‘would’ does not sound well here. How I wish the writer and probably person who said this used the word ‘will’.
In light of this, there is no need to be excited as of now until stuff is clarified.
Anyway, this is positive news if all will go well.
2 Nine chale , nice data and this is long overdue.
Can the Govt fail to come up with $3m, buy the equipment and install it at UTH where every one including the poor can access it.
Crazy.
Zambia should be careful about the credentials of Indian companies. Someone should research these guys and look closely at their potfolios. India is a country of mixed fortunes. There are truly genuine people and there are real crooks in that country. Thousands forge certificates and documents and con unwary governments around the world. There are more poor people in India than the whole of Zambia’s population, who do not have access to healthcare. Why Zambia? Similarly the Chinese are carrying out their unethical experiments on 3rd world patients in the Comoros and others. I am not saying they are all bad but we need to be on the guard.
we may be a poor country but that does not mean we should have anyone ride rough shod over us to make themselves a profit.
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Good question. The University Teaching Hospital was built for the 21st Century. There are many rooms that are empty without functioning equipment that could easily be refurbished for a state of the art hospital. The UTH has lacked money and forward thinking management and politicians with the will. LPM did not need to build a separate building for the cancer hospital. Lusaka needs a General hospital so that UTH can be a national referral hospital.
LPM was in hospital intensive care for about 50 days. Admission to ICU in the west costs not less than £2000 per night and that is excluding medications and interventions. This means that the illness and death of our ex-President in the last days of his life cost not less than £100,000. Add to that airfares, hotel bills for the family and other accompanying staff e.t.c. I am certain that up to a million pounds was spent in total. So $3 million dollars is a drop in the bucket to serve 11 million people. But as usual we are a nation of misguided priorities. We would rather buy expensive cars and build mansions rather than invest in health at both personal and national level.