The Government will be spending US$2 million to purchase a computerised tomography CT machine for the Kingston Public Hospital KPH.
The machine is expected to be delivered by September.
Addressing yesterday’s (Wed) post-Cabinet press briefing, Health Minister Dr.Christopher Tufton, said Cabinet gave approval for the emergency procurement of the machine in April.
Dr. Tufton also disclosed that an assessment is being done of critical pieces of equipment that are needed at the facility.
He said the leasing arrangement which the Government is pursuing will address some of the issues regarding downtime of critical pieces of medical equipment in health facilities.
Dr. Tufton argued that the arrangement will ensure reliability of medical machines in the public health system.
