The Hospital Owned By Catholic Church - Ifakara Diocese
Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital is a non-profit private health care institution owned by Missionaries of Compassion under Catholic Diocese of Ifakara. It was inaugurated in February 2020.
The Hospital is located in Ifakara-Morogoro Region, Tanzania and thus serving as cancer Centre for the western, southern and southern highland regions of Tanzania.
We provide comprehensive investigations and treatment of all pre-malignant lesions and solid cancers. Furthermore, the Hospital offers free cancer screening services twice a month (First and last Thursday of each month)
he foundation stone for Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital (GSCH) was laid on 13th December 2015 and the construction started in January 2016. The whole infrastructure of GSCH to accommodate 100 in-patients with complete Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment facilities was completed in October 2019. GSCH is committed to provide quality and affordable preventive, diagnostic and curative services for all types of cancer.
Cancer is among the leading causes of death and cause a significant burden on societies across the world. However, when identified early, cancer is more likely to respond to effective treatment and hence, greater probability of surviving, less morbidity, and less cost.
Like in most developing countries, due to lack of preventive measures, disorganized screening programs and limited resources, cancer mortality rates are unacceptably high in Tanzania. About 45,000 to 50,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed every year, and 80% of cancer patients in the country die each year. It is in this disturbing, yet fact situation that Most. Rev. Dr. Salutaris Libena, the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Ifakara invited the late Rev. Dr. Jose Kaimlett, the founder of Missionaries of Compassion to establish a Cancer Hospital in Ifakara.
MD - BIOGRAPHY:
Dr. Agapiti is a medical doctor and oncology specialist. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D) degree at the Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy-Russia, Master of Medical Sciences (M.MedSc)- Oncology at the Central University of Nicaragua, and in 2018 he completed his doctorate studies at the University of Tokyo- Japan and awarded Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree majoring in Gynecologic Oncology. He is also a researcher and has published several articles in his field in internationally peer-reviewed journals.
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES
Whether we all know about it or not, cancer is real, it is there and it is increasingly shortening thousands of lives every year. Here at Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital (GSCH) we are committed to prevent, diagnose and treat all types of cancer using highly sophisticated and state-of-the-art cancer diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
Dr. Agapiti Chuwa, PhD
Director of Medical Services (DMS)
CONTACT INFO
P O Box 177 – Ifakara,
Morogoro,
TANZANIA
+255 683 617 545
info@gschifakara.org
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