Dar es Salaam, March 6 -- DODOMA: THE Dar es Salaam-based Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute (MOI) has enabled the government to save a significant 149.8bn/- over four years by providing super-specialised healthcare services to 7,366 patients.

Treating these patients at MOI cost only 68.5bn/- , whereas referring the same cases abroad would have cost approximately 218.3bn/-, according to the institutes performance report since President Samia Suluhu Hassan assumed office.

Presenting the report to journalists in Dodoma yesterday, MOIs Executive Director, Dr Mpoki Ulisubisya said that after achieving success in orthopaedic, traumatology and neurosurgery services, the institute plans to establish a bone bank and introduce treatment for Parkinso...