Gauteng Health procures state-of-the art equipment to speed surgical procedures
Gauteng MEC for Health, Ms Qedani Mahlangu, will launch the utilisation of a High Intensity Frequency Ultrasound (HIFU) on Tuesday, 13 October 2015 at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH). Currently CHBAH conducts about two surgery cases a day, with conventional method, this intervention will enhance the hospital’s capacity to conduct a minimum of 25 surgeries a week, including conventional surgical interventions.
CHBAH will treat the first patient in Africa for the condition of multisibroid using HIFU, as this technique is available for the first time in the continent. We are proud to announce that Gauteng Provincial Government is the first to procure this technologically advanced equipment which is not available in the private sector.
The multisibroid is a B9 Mass that develops from the uterus mainly during the reproductive years, it is complicated by the abnormal bleeding, pain, inseculity, pressure effects to the surrounding organs.
HIFU will eliminate long waiting period and pain normally endured by patients, making this a one day non-invasive intervention, meaning that a patient will come in for a few hours procedure without any cut or loss of blood, and be discharged on the same day accordingly.
Launch details are as follows:
Venue: Chris Hani Baraganwath Radiology Department
Time: 9h00
For more information please contact:
Steve Mabona
Cell: 072 574 3860
For media enquiries, please use the address: mediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za
