Freetown, June 30th 08 (SLENA)- The Humanitarian Organization “Women For Women- Sierra Leone” based in the United States has presented a donation of ECHO Cardiology Machine to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for use at the Connaught Hospital.
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| From right: Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr. Soccoh Kabia and Dr. Georgiane Abisordun Johnson |
Making the presentation on behalf of the Women For Women Sierra Leone, USA, The International Representative, Dr. Georgiane Abisordun Johnson noted the constraints of Cardiac Specialists in the country and lauded the effort of the Dr. Icilma Fergus, Chief Cardiology, Harlem Hospital Center USA, for donating the ECHO Machine to the Health Ministry.
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| From left:Dr. Georgiane Abisordun Johnson Presenting ECHO Cardiology Machine tobConnaught Hospital , Dr. Soccoh Kabia and Rev. Dr. Olu Black |
She underscored the importance of the machine in the area of cardiac examination, hoping that the gesture would be meaningfully utilized.
General Surgeon and Surgical Team Leader from New York, Dr. Thomas McIntyre described the system as a type of Ultra Sound to the heart Diagnosis and Treatment that gives a dimension of the functions of the heart, size and all information that would assist the cardiologist for positive use.
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