Ramaiah Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Nagendra Swamy
By Our Correspondent
India’s Ramaiah International Hospital has entered into a partnership agreement with the Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA) to provide medical sponsorship as well as health education for women journalists in Tanzania.
Speaking recently in an exclusive interview, Ramaiah Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Nagendra Swamy, emphasized that the hospital will offer medical sponsorship for patients in need, identified and approved by TAMWA, as a way of giving back to the community in recognition of TAMWA’s work.
“You are doing excellent work for women, so under your supervision, if there is a patient in need, we will participate in assisting them with treatment,” he said.
Ramaiah Hospital commended TAMWA for its 39 years of empowering and uplifting women and has offered health training opportunities to TAMWA members and women journalists in the country.
“We will collaborate to provide training for TAMWA members. Our doctors will present several topics related to women, including menopause, adolescence, and other non-communicable diseases,” he said.
The training will run for a full year, with monthly sessions aimed at expanding health awareness among women.
Dr. Swamy noted that Ramaiah Hospital is a non-profit facility and is therefore ready to provide medical support as a way of giving back to society.
On children’s health, he stated that globally, diseases affecting children are largely related to nutrition. He explained that in some countries, children suffer from obesity, while in others, they face malnutrition.
“I strongly believe that governments must invest in child health, especially ensuring access to clean and safe water, which would eliminate half of childhood diseases,” he said.
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In the same interview, Dr. Swamy said Ramaiah Hospital receives many Tanzanian patients with bone-related conditions, including bone degeneration, spinal issues, osteoporosis, spinal deformities, and bone fractures.
“In addition, we also receive a high number of cancer patients from Tanzania, and we assure them that our services are friendly.
This hospital is not run for profit; it is mainly to serve people,” he said.
For her part, TAMWA’s Executive Director, Dr. Rose Reuben, thanked Ramaiah Hospital for the support it has extended to the organization, including education on various diseases affecting women of different ages.
“This partnership is important because our society needs to understand many things that will enable them to prevent diseases, as prevention is better than cure,” she said
