Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery

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Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery
Emergency salam-centre-sudan.jpg
Geography
LocationKhartoum, Sudan
Coordinates15°30′34″N 32°39′48″E / 15.50944°N 32.66333°E / 15.50944; 32.66333Coordinates: 15°30′34″N 32°39′48″E / 15.50944°N 32.66333°E / 15.50944; 32.66333
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityCardiac Surgery
History
Opened2007; 15 years ago (2007)

The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery (SCCS), is a 63-bed cardiac surgery hospital located on the outskirts of Khartoum in Sudan. It offers free treatment.[1][2]

Location[]

The hospital is located in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, approximately 12 miles (19 km), southeast of the city centre, on the west bank of the Blue Nile.[1][3] The geographical coordinates of the hospital are:15°30'34.0"N, 32°39'48.0"E (Latitude:15.509444; Longitude:32.663333).[4]

Overview[]

SCCS was established in 2007 by Emergency, the Italian based non government organization, to cater for cardiac surgery patients from this part of sub-Saharan Africa, at no cost to the patient. The majority of the patients are young, with 56 percent of the patients being under 26 years, as of 2017. The predominant operation is heart valve repair or replacement due to damage from rheumatic fever and subsequent rheumatic heart disease.[5]

Patients attended to at this hospital come from within Sudan and thirty other nations in the region. The government of Sudan contributes US$2.5 million, to the hospital's annual budget, which in 2017 amounted to approximately 15 percent. The balance is funded by private donors.[5]

Infrastructure[]

The hospital comprises 63 cardiac beds, three operating theatres, a medical staff accommodation unit, housing 150 staff (33.8 percent of the 444 local staff), as of June 2020.[5]

Other installations include a cafeteria and diagnostic laboratories. A complicated, yet inexpensive climate control system provides air-conditioning. A solar farm powers the lights and water-heating system. The built-up space measures 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft).[6]

Architecture[]

Designed by Studio Tamassociati, the building won the Aga Khan Award for architecture in 2013.[6][7]

Criticism[]

Critics have raised the issue that the millions of dollars that have been poured into the hospital could be better used to improve basic health services which are desperately needed in the area, rather than advanced surgery.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Helen Ouyang (11 February 2014). "A Controversial Oasis of Health Care". The New Yorker. New York City. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gary Stix (29 January 2014). "World-Class (and Free) Heart Surgery in the Sudan. An Interview With Gino Strada". Scientific American Blog Network. New York City. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Khartoum City Centre, Sudan And Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Khartoum, Sudan". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ Google (13 November 2021). "Location of Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Khartoum, Sudan" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Emergency Organization (June 2020). "Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery". Emergency Organization. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Aga Khan Development Network (2013). "Salam Cardiac Surgery Centre". Aga Khan Development Network. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ Arch Daily (8 April 2009). "Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery / Studio Tam Association". ArchDaily.com. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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