Gueta Chapo calls for funding to rebuild Maputo oncology department
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Agência de Informação de Moçambique
Mozambique’s First Lady, Gueta Chapo, has called for funds and partners to help restore the oncology department at Maputo Central Hospital, which was damaged by a fire. During a visit to the hospital, she stressed the department’s essential role for cancer patients, as the country lacks specialist facilities, the Mozambique News Agency reports.
Mozambique’s First Lady, Gueta Chapo, on 1 November called on citizens, partners and friends of the country to help rebuild the oncology department at Maputo Central Hospital. The department was partially destroyed by a fire, the Mozambique News Agency (AIM) reported.
During a visit to the hospital, Gueta Chapo described the damage as a significant loss for a health system that already lacks specialised cancer treatment facilities. She asked the public and private sectors, in Mozambique and abroad, to help restore the damaged facilities.
The appeal follows a fire that struck the oncology department at Maputo Central Hospital on 1 November. On the same day, Mozambique also announced plans to restore oncology services after the fire.
