Manama : Lieutenant-General Dr. Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President, today inaugurated a new radiology unit at the Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC).
The unit, using the latest medical technologies to provide specialised radiology services, such as the mammogram (x-ray picture of the breast) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), was launched marking the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed every October.
The SCH President commended the constant support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for all efforts aimed at developing health services in the kingdom.
He praised the advanced level of the integrated services delivered by the radiology unit to patients and visitors of the SMC, which, he said, is in line with health sector’s vision of benefiting from the best medical devices and technologies and harnessing them to serve patients in all medical specialties.
Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Ansari, CEO of Government Hospitals, expressed thanks and appreciation to the SCH President for opening the new radiology unit, emphasising the keenness to continue enhancing the progress of the health sector in the kingdom.
He added that the executive management of the Government Hospitals is keen to keep pace with various technical and therapeutic developments, within the framework of the follow-up of the SCH President and Board of Trustees of Government Hospitals, led by Shaikh Hesham bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, citing the launch of a package of development initiatives at SMC.
He asserted that the new unit will provide the best radiology services for patients.
He indicated that the unit’s GE Pristina (Digital Mammography) device is considered among the latest technology in accurately diagnosing and monitoring breast diseases, noting that the Government Hospitals had held a course for the affiliates of the Radiology Department, in collaboration with GF Healthcare, to train them on the use of the new mammogram machine.
