Kagame, digestive cancer institute boss discuss partnership
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- 06 Apr 2023
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President Paul Kagame meets with Prof. Jacques Marescaux, Founder and President of the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer in Kigali , on Wednesday, March 29.Photo by Village Urugwiro
President Paul Kagame, on Wednesday, March 29, met with Prof. Jacques Marescaux, Founder and President of the Research Institute against Digestive Cancer (IRCAD) to discuss areas of partnership. According to the Office of the President, they discussed training Rwandan doctors in the latest technology-enabled minimally-invasive surgical techniques.
Minimally invasive surgery, also called laparoscopic surgery, is becoming more and more common in hospitals. These procedures are performed through tiny incisions instead of one large opening.
Experts say that because these incisions are small, patients tend to have quicker recovery times and less discomfort than with conventional surgery. A patient is discharged after two days only. Yet with the conventional way of surgery, one could spend more than ten days or even a month before being discharged. Read More…
