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Brain tumour patients will no longer have to travel overseas to undergo an operation.<\/span><\/p>

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The Mount St John\u2019s Medical Centre (MSJMC) recently entered into an agreement with three neurologists and two neurosurgeons\u00a0to provide pro bono service to patients requiring such operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cabinet authorised the arrangement this week. <\/span><\/p>

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\u201cThe specialist doctors will come from the UK,\u00a0and will schedule surgeries for removal of tumours\u001b and other unwanted growth on patients\u2019 brains before the end of 2017,\u201d Chief of Staff Lionel \u201cMax\u201d Hurst said.<\/span><\/p>

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Meanwhile, the Minister of Health Molwyn Joseph has reported that two more successful kidney transplants have been done at the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Both operations were done this past week, bringing to four the number of transplants undertaken at MSJMC.<\/span><\/p>

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The first such procedure was done in January.<\/span><\/p>\n

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