Oman health: Apollo Hospital opens two paediatric specialty clinics

MUSCAT: Parents and would-be parents will now have better access to treatment for their children, as two specialty clinics will be opened by Apollo Hospitals Muscat on February 4.
Their paediatric urology and reproductive medicine clinics will be located at the hospital’s centre in Ruwi, and will be run by visiting specialists from India.
“To begin with, the new centre in Muscat will offer in-vitro fertilisation and gynaecology consulting to couples who need them,” explained Dr. Sumana Manohar, who will be overseeing the reproductive medicine clinic at.
Back in India, Manohar supervises a team of 16 specialists, who deal in multiple aspects of reproductive medicine such as genetic testing to uncover any abnormalities babies might have, and counselling to families who require advice both before and after having a child.
The team also specialise in robotic surgery to remove tumours and cysts from the mother, which could jeopardise her health, or obstruct the birth of the baby.
“We all want our children to do well,” added Dr. V. Sripathi, who will supervise the paediatric urology clinic. “Robotic surgery was first established in our hospital in August 2012 and since then, we’ve conducted over 132 successful procedures.
“In six months’ time, we would want to bring this technology into Oman as well, but to start with, we will be introducing simple procedures such as urinal reflux, where urine flows into the kidneys instead of out of them, in our clinic in Muscat,” he added. “About 40% of all surgeries for children are related to urology, so it was very important that we started this clinic here.”
For now, though, more complex surgeries will require travel to India after consulting with the hospital’s resident doctors in Ruwi.
The press conference was also attended by V.K. Saileswaran, the Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Muscat, who has quashed rumours about the alleged sale of the hospital.
“I totally reject these rumours,” he said. “This is a false analysis that is completely fabricated. I know nothing about this and we will not get into this discussion. This is baseless and somebody else is circulating this.
“We have a long-term contract with Apollo Hospitals, which we began in 2006 and this currently runs till 2020,” he added. “We are announcing two new clinics at present so we would not be announcing it if this is the case.”