Luena - The mortality rate at the General Hospital of Moxico recorded a reduction of 40 cases from January to the present date, corresponding to 22 percent, compared to the same previous period, ANGOP learned on Saturday, in Luena.
Late demand for medical services and patients' abandonment of treatment are some of the main causes of mortality, according to the unit's general director, Zadoque Miza.
During this period, the hospital served 138,361 patients, 7,639 fewer, compared to the previous period, resulting in an occupational rate of 81.8 percent.
Malaria, with 24,739 recorded cases, acute diarrheal diseases (8654), high blood pressure (6,674) were the most frequent illnesses in the unit.
The largest health unit in the province, according to the hospital director, performed 919 general orthopedics, maxillofacial and obstetrics surgeries.
Shortage of doctors
The Moxico General Hospital needs to be strengthened with doctors for the areas of pediatrics, orthopedics, dentistry, gastrology, internal medicine, neurology, infectious diseases and endocrinology.
While ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology and neurosurgery services need kits and operating room staff, according to the institution's top manager.
Meanwhile, he cautioned that the shortage will be minimized from the second half of 2024, with the entry into office of a group of professionals from the unit who are benefiting from training in various specialties, with a view to improving the hospital's medical care.
The Moxico General Hospital (HGM) is the largest health unit in the province, with more than 150 beds and serves an average of 400 patients daily.
Reopened in 2015, the hospital has several services provided by more than 500 professionals, including doctors, nurses and therapeutic diagnostic technicians. LTY/TC/YD/DOJ
