Over the past two months the Owen King EU Hospital has been buzzing with activity, with the arrival and installation of numerous pieces equipment and furniture for the facility.
Five contractors are providing all the general furniture, clinical furniture including all the beds, delivery beds as well. All the surgical tables, also ENT (ear, nose and throat), Ophthalmology microscopes and all the tools and equipment for the maintenance areas is also coming in this part of the project. The last two contractors that are going to be starting right now are for the physiotherapy equipment, lab and morgue equipment.
Several teams of persons are currently engaged with the installation of equipment and furniture within all areas of the facility. The end of September is the target timeframe for the completion of most, if not all the installation.
From inception the office of the National Authorizing Officer has played a critical role in overseeing procurement, contract management and payments to all contractors under the new national hospital project.
The NAO was borne out of the Cotonou Agreement which binds the EU with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and functions as the liaison between the various ACP Governments and the EU Commission. Its pivotal role is in managing the developmental assistance provided by the EU.
Training on the newly installed Operating Room Tables commenced this August and continued training on ENT, Ophthalmology and sterilization equipment is scheduled for the end of September.
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