Dar es Salaam — The Government has signed a contract with
Neusoft Medical Systems Company Ltd from China for the construction of the
medical equipment manufacturing factory.
The anticipated factory will be capable to design and
manufacture a wide range of medical products that diagnose, monitor and treat
diseases and conditions that affect humans.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children Dr Mpoki Ulisubisya on Monday,
September 18, signed the contract with the Chinese company on behalf of the
government.
"We have agreed with them that they will build a
medical equipment manufacturing facility here that will be capable to
manufacture medical equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-ray
machines, to mention but a few medical equipment," he said.
Dr Ulisubisya further said the factory would be the largest
in Africa which, in addition to manufacturing medical equipment, it will also
offer training to local medical specialists on how to use the equipment.
Dr Ulisubisya expressed his optimism that the move will
benefit the country in terms of the new technology that the Chinese company
will bring in.
"The medical equipment will be manufactured here and
we will be able to buy the equipment directly from them at lower price,"
he said.
"It will help in improving healthcare settings in
our hospitals hence people will be able to access the latest technology."
He thanked and assured the Chinese company of
government's support to facilitate the construction of the factory.
Source: allAfrica