Zimbabwe turns to Russia for cancer treatment
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 263Chat
Zimbabwe wants to rely on Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers to improve access to cancer treatments after Vice-President Kembo Mohadi’s visit to St Petersburg. Mohadi said the country needed machines as well as expertise and new medicines, and wants to decentralise specialised services, according to 263Chat.
Zimbabwe is seeking to strengthen access to cancer treatments by developing partnerships with Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers, Zimbabwean Vice-President Kembo Mohadi said after a visit to pharmaceutical companies in St Petersburg. He said the country could adapt some Russian technologies and production methods to develop its local capabilities.
Kembo Mohadi said these partnerships could reduce the cost of treatment and improve access to specialised healthcare. The vice-president also said that, beyond equipment already acquired for cancer treatment, Zimbabwe needed skills, new technologies and medicines suited to non-communicable diseases.
The Zimbabwean government also wants to decentralise specialised medical services so that patients can receive treatment closer to where they live. Cooperation with Russian pharmaceutical companies should also help increase the availability of essential medicines and national production capacity.
