The Pacific Shaker Hospital in Sfax is receiving oncology equipment

The Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Pacific University Hospital, Thankful B. Sfax, on Saturday delivered state-of-the-art medical equipment and equipment designed to support surgical interventions for breast cancer patients. This shipment came in the form of a donation from the Lions Club Association with a financial value of 112 thousand dinars to support medical services on the side.

The delivery ceremony was conducted under the supervision of Sfax Air Director of Health, and attended by the directors-general of Patient Hospitals Shaker and Habib Bourguiba, as well as the heads of women's, obstetrics and nuclear medicine departments and members of the hospital's medical committees. This event coincides with the end of the annual breast cancer awareness and early detection events in Pink October.

The administration of Hadi Shakar University Hospital has confirmed that this equipment is aimed at improving the accuracy of surgical interventions for breast cancer patients, as well as enhancing the university department's capabilities in applying guarding lymph node technology to ensure advanced care for cases requiring specialized surgery.

This initiative is part of the organisational framework for partnership between civil society organisations and public hospital institutions and acceptance of donations to health facilities. The hospital has previously been equipped with modern breast imaging equipment and ultrasound equipment to support women's oncology-oriented health care, where the department conducts approximately 2,000 surgeries annually, representing 80% of oncology surgeries, and includes about 350 breast cancer operations.

The next direct step is to introduce a clinically exploitable gamma-ray detection scanner to apply guarding lymph node removal technology, which helps avoid extended surgeries and reduce side complications in ward-dwelling patients.