Mozambique: Major Fire Destroys Large Part of HCM Oncology Department

Maputo — A major fire on Sunday destroyed a large part of the Oncology Department at Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), the country’s largest health facility, causing material damage but “it did not reach the bunker, which is the core area for radiotherapy services.”

According to the health minister, Ussene Isse, speaking to reporters, radiotherapy is highly sensitive to high temperatures, which means that absence of visible damage “does not necessarily mean the equipment remains in working order.”