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Damazin hospital resumes specialist surgery in Sudan

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Damazin Teaching Hospital in Sudan’s Blue Nile State has resumed specialist operations and carried out its first ear, nose and throat procedure after a lengthy interruption. Modernisation increased the number of operating theatres from three to five, and the patient is in a stable condition, according to the hospital director quoted by Radio Tamazuj.

Damazin Teaching Hospital, in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, has resumed specialist surgical operations and carried out its first ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedure after a lengthy suspension. Its director, Dr Yusuf Mohammed, announced the resumption to Radio Tamazuj.

The operating theatre also carries out general surgery on the thyroid and gallbladder, as well as orthopaedic and urological procedures, the director said. The resumption of specialist surgery is expected to ease travel and other difficulties for patients in the region.

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