In addition to performing surgeries, the Portuguese mission also plans to train Angolan doctors as part of a collaboration program aimed at strengthening the National Health System.
According to Luís Borges, clinical director of the Military Hospital, the surgeries are part of the "Excellence in Medicine" Training Program, which also includes the exchange of knowledge and training of local specialists in foot and ankle surgery, Angop reports.
The director also reported that the program aims to improve care in national hospital infrastructures and reduce the costs of transferring patients abroad.
This training period, in addition to the orthopedic specialty, will also include training in anesthesia and orthopedic instrument training.
According to Paulo Amado, approximately 30 surgeries will be performed, some of which are complex.
The program will give special attention to trauma surgery.
Quoted by Angop, the orthopedic doctor also said he plans to reactivate internship grants with the Portuguese Orthopedic Society for a period of three months, with a view to deepening knowledge in orthopedic specializations.
According to him, the orthopedic specialty training will include operations on the foot, spine, hip, elbow, knee, hand, and shoulder.
