Govt in the process of outsourcing biomedical facilities like x-ray, MRI machines & CT scanners in public hospitals - AG

Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum confirms they are in the process of advertising for all the biomedical facilities including x-ray machines, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan machines, ultra sound machines and CT scanners to be maintained by the private sector in public hospitals.

Sayed-Khaiyum revealed this while speaking during the online budget consultations specifically for women and girls last night.

He says this initiative will not only increase jobs for people but also mean that these machines will be running 24/7 in hospitals and as and when they need them, and at least have an up-time of about 95 percent.

Sayed-Khaiyum adds one of the conditions of the outsourcing contract will be that there will always have to be trained staff to operate these machines in hospitals.