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By ANGELA OKETCH
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A new line is being prepared between the counties and the national government for medical equipment worth 38 billion shillings which has been rented to governments regional
. There is an arbitrary increase in equipment from Sh4.5 billion to Sh9 billion.
Each county will now pay Sh200million of the previous agreement of Sh 97.7 million
The multi-billion shilling medical equipment rental plan launched in February 2015 aimed to meet the needs of the country in accessible and affordable specialized health care. He came with the promise of bringing specialized health services closer to people.
The equipment was distributed in 98 hospitals nationwide. The lease was for a period of seven years.
Chairman of the Health Committee of the Board of Governors, Mohammed Kuti, said that the increase in leasing would spoil the entire program
"The counties were paying a collective Sh4. 5 billion, that the government has increased to 9 billion shillings. We do not understand why the payment has doubled, "said Dr. Kuti.
He said that they were looking for answers and hoped that they would not have to pay more for the money. material that some countries do not even need.The Chief Health Secretary, Mr. Peter Tum, however, said that this increase was due to the need to purchase additional equipment to the as a result of increased demand from a larger number of hospitals
the art of diagnosis and patient care and uninterrupted specialized services. Screening and full-fledged treatment have been implemented in 98 hospitals to enable people with chronic conditions to easily access basic services to decongest national referral hospitals, "said Dr. Tum. was also necessary to Network equipment through health care information technology to improve the efficiency and utilization of MES equipment in public hospitals. Dr. Kuti asked why counties were not consulted if demand increased.
The counties have kidney dialyzers, ultrasounds, state-of-the-art theater facilities, intensive care units, incinerators and sterilization units. He said most of the equipment was unused because the supplier had never filled its market share. On the basis of the contract signed between the national government and the counties, the equipment suppliers had to train the personnel, maintain and repair any breakdown which, according to Dr. Kuti, had failed
. to install medical equipment in county hospitals and ensure that they operate optimally. It was the responsibility of the government to ensure that they pay for the services provided by the equipment.
The five international companies that won the call for tenders include: General Electric (GE) of the United States, Philips of the Netherlands, Bellco SRL of Italy, Esteem of 39 India and Mindray Biomedical of China
They were instructed to train technicians and biomedical engineers on the handling of medical equipment
Mindray Company won the call for bids for theater equipment and General Electric
