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SKMTH strives to generate revenue

Dr Fani (right front row) addressing the Swiss President and his delegation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Dr Fani (right front row) addressing the Swiss President and his delegation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH) commissioning manager, Dr Othusitse Fani says the institution is doing everything in its power to ensure that the hospital generates revenue and enhance potential for self-sustenance.

When briefing the Swiss President Alain Berset on Wednesday this week, he said some of the factors that they had considered are ease of staff availability in collaboration with main partners for example University of Botswana, Botswana –Baylor children’s Clinical Centre for Excellence, building on COVID-19 momentum, the readiness of key inter-dependencies for example, in theatre and pressure in the public sector (congestion and unfavourable outcomes).

He further added that for the long term, the hospital is envisaged to be a centre of excellence for certain services including a comprehensive cancer centre, critical care centre, cardiovascular centre, trauma and burn centre, renal and organ transplant centre and ophthalmology centre.

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