PROFILE rauma Centre BorrowdaleTRAUMA TRAUMA CENTRE BORROWDALE
In 1996, he opened Zimbabwe’ s first private trauma centre, establishing the foundation for the country’ s modern emergency medical network. Building on this experience, Dr Solanki launched Trauma Centre Borrowdale & Critical Care Hospital in 2014. Today, the hospital offers emergency care, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, maternity, paediatrics, and other specialised services. It was the first in Zimbabwe to introduce a private cardiac catheterisation lab and, more recently, the nation’ s first private open-heart service.
Under Dr Solanki’ s leadership, the Trauma Centre Borrowdale has grown into a regional hub for urgent and specialised care, attracting patients from across the SADC region and Europe. Services span cardiac care, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, maternity, oncology, and other specialised treatments. Recovery and long-term wellbeing are integrated into the patient journey through regenerative medicine, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, cryotherapy, and Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation( EBOO). Complementing these treatments, the hospital’ s Jet Fuel Bar offers medically supervised IV therapy to support recovery, immunity, and energy management.
This expertise has driven the Zimbabwe Medical Safari initiative, a medical tourism programme where patients receive treatment at Trauma Centre Borrowdale. Recovery takes place at Victoria Falls and in national parks, and patients return for follow-ups before travelling home. This initiative has attracted significant international interest.
Each patient journey is managed by a dedicated medical concierge, overseeing consultations, procedures, and posttreatment recovery. Recovery may continue at curated lodges or wellness retreats near Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park.
Dr Solanki’ s leadership has received widespread recognition. In 2024, he was inducted into the National Business Hall of Fame and received the Zimbabwe Community Trailblazers Award. The following year, he was awarded the Zim CEO Network’ s Super Platinum Award for Service Excellence.
Through the Trauma Centre Borrowdale, Dr Solanki has positioned Zimbabwe as a credible hub for advanced healthcare and medical tourism, combining operational efficiency, clinical capability and patient-centred recovery. ■
Clinical expertise and operational leadership
Trained in emergency, aviation, and aesthetic medicine, Dr Solanki integrates clinical practice with operational strategy. He applies advanced medical technologies to improve patient outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery. His contribution to Face in Harmony( 2025), a book edited by Professor Muncio Porto, illustrates his engagement with the international medical community.
Beyond clinical practice, he has also focused on developing healthcare infrastructure and training. He founded the Trauma Training Institute and expanded its services to include dialysis facilities and a regional network of airport clinics. In 2025, the Mount Pleasant Dialysis Clinic received the Zim CEO Network’ s Super Platinum Award for service excellence.
Regenerative medicine and medical tourism
As a regional leader in regenerative medicine, Dr Solanki’ s team treats chronic illnesses, autoimmune disorders, trauma recovery, and stroke rehabilitation using IV therapies, stem cell treatments, PRP, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, cryotherapy, ozone therapy, acupuncture, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. Patients travel from across Africa and Europe, including Denmark, England, Scotland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Infrastructure and operations
Trauma Centre Borrowdale operates multiple clinics in Harare and maintains offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Johannesburg, South Africa. Facilities run on solarsupported power systems, with water recycling and indigenous landscaping. The hospital employs over 30 resident specialists, offering services from emergency care to maternity, cosmetic medicine, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, minimally invasive surgery and cardiac interventions. Kidney and liver transplant programmes are planned.
The Centre also runs mentorship and training programmes for medical students, school leavers and nurse aides, focusing on professional development, ethics and staff retention. Dialysis services are expanding nationwide, with clinics running sustainably and wastewater reused for landscaping.
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