The Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)
In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, MNH Senior Public
Relations Officer, Aminiel Aligaesha said that the government had
purchased the two radiology machines to boost health services after the
two diagnostic devices were out of order for the past two months.
He said the equipment were handed over to the hospital on
Monday, adding that the process of repairing the CT-Scan and
MRI machines was progressing well.
“We have received two radiology machines to support the process of
taking images from patients and at the same time we are continuing with
the process of repairing CT-Scanner and MRI to ensure the service
resumes on the scheduled time,” he said.
Aligaesha said installation of the Digital X-Ray and Ultra Sound
equipment was expected to start this week and soon the service would
resume, however he failed to provide the total cost of those equipment,
saying that the responsible ministry can reveal the price of the
machines.
This paper has witnessed technicians working tirelessly to repair
technical glitches and according to one of the field engineers from
Phillips, a company commissioned to conduct services of the machines
said they were still repairing the CT-Scanner.
He did not comment on the deadline directed by the Chief Secretary
Ombeni Sefue who ordered the MNH management to ensure the work was
complete within three days from yesterday.
When he visited MNH on Monday, Chief Secretary Ombeni Sefue ordered
the management to repair the machines within three days in order to
start providing the services to citizens.
MRI machines and CT-Scanner began working immediately after
President John Magufuli visited the hospital recently, after operating
for few days those machines broke down again due to technical hitches.
SOURCE:
THE GUARDIAN
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