Kyrgyzstan to receive mobile hospitals estimated at around $10 million

AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliev and Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Turkey Kubanychbek Omuraliev visited Optima Technic factory in Ankara on February 5, where mobile hospitals were manufactured for Kyrgyzstan under the agreement between the government of Kyrgyzstan and the Islamic Development Bank. During visit to Optima Technic factory, the Minister and Ambassador met with representatives of the plant, Islamic Development Bank and Norway's Normeca AS, producer of mobile hospitals and discussed the issues of delivery of mobile hospitals to Kyrgyzstan.
The mobile hospitals have such diagnostic equipmetn as computer tomograph, ultrasound machines, mammograph, X-ray machine, gastroscope, colonoscope, ophtalmoscope, nasal speculum, ultrasonic cardiograph, as well as laboratory equipment for biochemical and other tests. The mobile hospital has surgery section for eye surgeries.
According to the Islamic Development Bank and Norway's Normeca AS, the assessment of readiness of mobile hospitals for delivery was checked from January 31 to February 6. The company is preparing the depature of mobile hosptials to Kyrgyzstan now.
The agreement on grant delivery of 5 mobile hospitals to Kyrgyzstan was signed during visit of President Almazbek Atambayev to Saudi Arabia on December 3, 2014. The project is estimated at around $10 million.