Tanzania seeks a full-fledged support from the Indian medical fraternity to dilate their medical facilities.

Recently, the high commissioner of Republic of Tanzania, Eva L Nzaro has visited Hyderabad-based CARE Hospitals seeking assistance in the delivery of tertiary healthcare.

According to her, Tanzania lacks the required medical technology and expertise, and would seek Indian hospitals to assist in training their doctors, particularly in using advanced medical equipment. She said, the healthcare industry is much advanced in India and thus it can help Tanzania to become self-reliant. Tanzania holds burden of a large HIV affected population.

She also welcomed Indian hospitals to set up new hospitals in her country to offer healthcare services at reasonable costs. Many patients from Tanzania have been visiting England and other countries including India, and healthcare costs in India are more affordable. At an average, about 100 Tanzanian patients visit Indian hospitals every year. If Indian doctors help Tanzania to develop the expertise in their own country, it will also benefit a large population, she opined.

There are also possibilities of Tanzanian Government getting into some sort of tie-ups in the area of Biotechnology too. The current visit is crucial and her government will decide soon on the specific areas where it will seek collaboration with India and the corporates. India can be a very valuable partner, she added.

Nzaro also inaugurated a 3-D electro-anatomical mapping system of heart, called 'CARTO,' which is used to treat complex conduction problems in the heart. The sources at CARE said, these situations of life-threatening abnormalities in the heart beats, called 'Arrhythmia', is being treated with drugs or invasive ablation. The system helps in precise location of the conduction abnormality and facilitates accurate ablation of the affected tissue. The system is acquired for Rs 1.5 crore.