Rainbow Children's Hospital Signs MoU with Tanzania

Rainbow Children's Medicare Limited (RCML), India's foremost pediatric multi-specialty and prenatal care hospital chain, has signed an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Government ofTanzania to establish comprehensive inter-institutional cooperation. The relationship recognizes the potential for experience, knowledge, skills, competencies, and technology exchanges between the two countries in the health sector, particularly in pediatric heart surgery,pediatric neurological surgery, and pediatric kidney transplant.

The MoU facilitated through the Ministry of Health (MoH) will strengthen the friendly relationship and enable both the countries to collaborate primarily on two fronts. These are specialized services and human resources development.From setting up fully functional pediatric centre with Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and pediatric cardiac catheterization facilities in Tanzania,establishment of the pediatric bone marrow transplant programme at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania to conducting planned operative cardiothoracic/pediatric surgeries missions on biannual and or annual basis for selected cardiac patients through consultative engagements as well as follow-up missions in mentorship and technical supportive supervision in support of fully trained cardiac team are on the cards, as per pharmabiz. Human resource development includes the training of pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons cardiac anesthesiologists, interventionists, pediatric intervention cardiologists, cardiac nurses, and perfusionists, as well as the facilitation of a joint specialized clinic/OPD in Tanzania each year for the examination and screening of Tanzanian children. The Ministry of Health will assist in obtaining an OPD location and patient registrations pertinent to travelling specialists.

Dr. Ramesh Kancharla, chairman and MD, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, said: “The partnership will benefit both nations greatly because it will not only allow us to treat Tanzanian children at Rainbow Children's Hospital in India, but also to support vital training and development initiatives for the medical community” This MoU will be effective for three years, and the financial arrangement to cover expenses will be mutually undertaken as an agreed cost-sharing duty between Rainbow Children's Hospital and the Ministry of Health, subject to finances and resources being available.