Uasin Gishu Signs Sh 427 Million MOU With ELSMED Healthcare
Uasin Gishu County government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and ELSMED Healthcare Solutions working together with Elsemed Kenya Limited.
Speaking to the press governor Jonathan Bii said the MOU will cover the financing of ELSMED in Turnkey Laboratory Diagnostic Solution Systems, Medical Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Services, diabetes and hypertension treatment center of excellence, and drone support system
“The MOU signing is a culmination of a previous meeting with the Ambassador of Israel to Kenya who came in on 7th November 2022. The ELSMED Healthcare Solutions partners with Siemens International which provides equipment and machinery on a placement contract basis to the County” said the Uasin Gishu governor.
He said ELSMED Healthcare Solutions undertakes to maintain the equipment, service, and/or replace them when obsolete.
“ELSMED also will provide consumables, reagents, and other requirements at affordable and competitive prices to the County. The County on its part shall ring-fence the finances generated by the project in the Department of Health Services through the Facility Improvement Fund Bill (FIF) to be passed by the County Assembly.,” he added.
Governor Bii said the bill will ensure there is prompt payment of Consumables provided by Elsmed and that FIF Account shall be managed according to the government Public Finance Management (PMF) Act 2015.
“The services that the project will target in the Department of Health Services (DHS) will initially be in 23 refurbished Health facilities and will eventually cover all the 138 health facilities in the County.ELSMED has undertaken to inject KES 427,000,000 (Four hundred and twenty-seven Million) initially to finance the above operations,” he said.
He said the project will commence immediately upon the signing of this MOU and the passing on of the FIF Bill and the collaboration is expected to be in force for 10 years
“Apart from ensuring that the payment for consumables is paid promptly, the Uasin Gishu County Government shall ensure that: ELSMED is registered as a supplier and investor in the County, The staff is willing and ready to be trained by ELSMED to deliver the services using the provided equipment, The machines and equipment are secured and kept in good working condition, there are regular reports on the progress of the programs of the Medical Laboratory Diagnostic Services among others,” he added.
The County shall ensure that the Staff is continuously trained by the County to be on the cutting edge of technology during the entire period of the project will also ensure that machines are upgraded in terms of hardware and software
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