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Universitas Hospital to launch R7 million Gastroscopy Unit─── 07:41 Thu, 10 Nov 2016
Bloemfontein - The cash-strapped Free State Department of Health will today launch an upgraded, state-of-the-art digital Gastroscopy Unit, worth an estimated R7 million, at Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein.
The world class unit is a first for the public health sector in South Africa. It is set to improve service delivery and training capabilities in gastroscopies, colonoscopies, and other intestinal procedures.
Free State Health Department spokesperson, Mondli Mvambi, says the launch will take place at the hospital’s ground floor from 12pm.
Universitas’ spokesperson, Joanne Ranyane, could not be reached for comment.
Free State MEC for Health, Butana Komphela, said the launch of the unit will lift the struggling hospital to greater heights of service excellence.
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