Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH) Senior Medical Superintendent Abidan Chansa says the hospital will soon partner with Apollo Hospitals of India.
Dr. Chansa says this follows a visit that medical specialists from India made to Ministry of Health in July last year.

He said after intensive discussions on what services they offer to hospitals, it was decided that Apollo hospitals would set camp at Kitwe teaching hospital where patients with heart problems and cancer related illnesses would be seen by cardiac surgeons and Oncologists.

“The hospital will soon enter into a partnership with Apollo hospitals of India for that country’s Specialists to offer services to the people of Kitwe and surrounding areas,” he said.

Dr. Chansa said the Specialists were impressed with efforts that the Ministry and Kitwe Teaching Hospital were making in offering quality health care and services hence their decision to partner with the hospital.

He said the partnership will include selection of patients that would benefit from Interventions, and capacity building through clinical placement of Kitwe Teaching hospital medical doctors at Apollo hospitals.

“During their visit to the Ministry and our hospital, the delegation was impressed and feel that through this partnership, the people of Kitwe and surrounding areas would greatly benefit,” he said.

Dr. Chansa said that the partnership with Apollo hospitals will be a plus to the provision of specialized health care in Kitwe at large.