A TEAM of surgeons from the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) and Australia yesterday performed a special operation known as microvascular surgery for muscle transfer, or gracilis in medical jargon.
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
Kenya cuts 2017 growth outlook on slowing credit growth
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Kenya's economy is
likely to expand by just over 6 percent next year, down from an initial
forecast of 6.5 percent, mainly because of slowing private-sector credit
growth, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday.
Private-sector credit grew just 7.1 percent in July from 17.8 percent in
December of last year, the central bank said in September. That is well
below what the central bank says is ideal credit growth of 12 to 15
percent.
The contraction in July was before a cap on commercial lending rates
imposed by the government in September, a move that is expected to
further shrink credit levels.
"We have moderated our growth (forecast) in 2017 to slightly over 6
percent. Before we were very optimistic it would get to 6.5 percent,"
Geoffrey Mwau, the director general of fiscal and economic affairs, told
Reuters.
"We don't see credit growth affecting growth especially for 2016," he
said.
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Most of the economic growth momentum was driven by public- sector
investment, he said.
Kenya is building a new multi-billion- dollar railway line from the
coast, expanding its road network and constructing new power plants and
dams.
"Public investment is not really related to credit," Mwau said, adding
growth was also supported by farming, a recovery in tourism and
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Commercial oil production has yet to start.
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Kenya's economy is
likely to expand by just over 6 percent next year, down from an initial
forecast of 6.5 percent, mainly because of slowing private-sector credit
growth, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday.
Private-sector credit grew just 7.1 percent in July from 17.8 percent in
December of last year, the central bank said in September. That is well
below what the central bank says is ideal credit growth of 12 to 15
percent.
The contraction in July was before a cap on commercial lending rates
imposed by the government in September, a move that is expected to
further shrink credit levels.
"We have moderated our growth (forecast) in 2017 to slightly over 6
percent. Before we were very optimistic it would get to 6.5 percent,"
Geoffrey Mwau, the director general of fiscal and economic affairs, told
Reuters.
"We don't see credit growth affecting growth especially for 2016," he
said.
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EACC: Only Sh51 million, not Sh1.18b, was lost in Kilifi
Most of the economic growth momentum was driven by public- sector
investment, he said.
Kenya is building a new multi-billion- dollar railway line from the
coast, expanding its road network and constructing new power plants and
dams.
"Public investment is not really related to credit," Mwau said, adding
growth was also supported by farming, a recovery in tourism and
investments in oil and gas after Kenya discovered oil in 2012.
Commercial oil production has yet to start.
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Kenya cuts 2017 growth
outlook on slowing credit growth
By Reuters
Updated Thu, November 24th 2016 at 08:32 GMT +3
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Kenya's economy is likely to expand by just over 6 percent next year,
down from an initial forecast of 6.5 percent, mainly because of slowing
private-sector credit growth, a senior Treasury official said on
Wednesday.
Private-sector credit grew just 7.1 percent in July from 17.8 percent in
December of last year, the central bank said in September. That is well
below what the central bank says is ideal credit growth of 12 to 15
percent.
The contraction in July was before a cap on commercial lending rates
imposed by the government in September, a move that is expected to
further shrink credit levels.
"We have moderated our growth (forecast) in 2017 to slightly over 6
percent. Before we were very optimistic it would get to 6.5 percent,"
Geoffrey Mwau, the director general of fiscal and economic affairs, told
Reuters.
"We don't see credit growth affecting growth especially for 2016," he
said.
READ MORE
Why house girls are a threat to the economy
Family Bank clears the air on its books
EACC: Only Sh51 million, not Sh1.18b, was lost in Kilifi
Most of the economic growth momentum was driven by public- sector
investment, he said.
Kenya is building a new multi-billion- dollar railway line from the
coast, expanding its road network and constructing new power plants and
dams.
"Public investment is not really related to credit," Mwau said, adding
growth was also supported by farming, a recovery in tourism and
investments in oil and gas after Kenya discovered oil in 2012.
Commercial oil production has yet to start.
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000224587/kenya-cuts-2017-growth-outlook-on-slowing-credit-growth
Read more at: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000224587/kenya-cuts-2017-growth-outlook-on-slowing-credit-growth
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