GOVERNMENT has installed a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner at Choma General Hospital, the first of its kind in Southern Province, in a move aimed at improving healthcare service delivery.
A similar machine is expected to be installed soon at Livingstone Teaching Hospital.
An MRI scan is a non-invasive imaging technique that uses powerful magnets, radio waves and computer technology to produce detailed three-dimensional and cross-sectional images of organs and tissues, including the brain, spinal cord, ligaments and tumours.
Southern Province Health Director Callistus Kaayunga said in an interview on Monday that the MRI machine at Choma General Hospital has been fully installed and is awaiting commissioning.
Dr Kaayunga said the commissioning will take place once the installation of a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, housed in the same building is completed.
Choma General Hospital Recieves a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner
