Million 9 the implementation of the mes project in kenya was the first time such a structure was being used in africa to equip health facilities.
Managed equipment services project kenya.
Stakeholder involvement in project management plays a critical role in project performance.
The managed equipment services mes arrangement used in kenya is one way to do this.
An mes is a form of ppp that enables.
A progress report by the ministry of health shows that 53 hospitals have received surgical sets for basic and specialized surgeries while 52 others have received radiology equipment.
In 2015 the kenyan government selected ge healthcare as one of its main partners to deliver a seven year managed equipment services partnership mes to provide kenya s 46 million strong population with access to teleradiology services across 98 ministry of health hospitals in kenya s 47 counties.
This has involved a number of stakeholders who include.
Under mes ge has deployed 585 units of diagnostic imaging equipment including digital mammography x ray and.
According to the world bank kenya has the potential to be one of africa s great success stories.
The managed equipment services mes arrangement is one such innovative financing strategy.
To support devolution of equitable accessible affordable and quality health care the national government is equipping 2 hospitals in each county and 4 national referral hospitals with outsourced specialized state of the art medical equipment.
The government through ministry of energy united nations environmental.
In january 2015 ge healthcare was selected by the ministry of health as part of kenya s progressive usd 420 million managed equipment services mes to provide radiology infrastructure in 98 hospitals across 47 counties.
Mes is a business model emerging in kenya s healthcare system involving partnerships between the private sector and public healthcare providers that offers solutions to some of the challenges posed by the dynamic healthcare industry.
What is the mes project.
Parliament of kenya the senate the managed equipment service mes project brief and suggested questions a.
Nairobi kenya april 9 the managed equipment service project is well on course and has so far seen nine hospitals fully equipped with specialized medical equipment.
Managed equipment service mes project refers to a flexible long term contractual arrangement that involves outsourcing the provision of specialized modern medical technology and equipment to private sector.