Cabinet endorses procurement of medical oxygen plants for State hospitals

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Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously supported the procurement of medical oxygen plants that will provide medical oxygen to State medical facilities across the country.

The approval was announced by Cabinet in a media statement on Wednesday after the 21st Cabinet decision-making meeting which took place on Tuesday in Windhoek.

According to the statement, the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) had submitted a request to Cabinet for it to secure the medical oxygen plants needed at health facilities.

“Cabinet as a result endorsed the submission so that the health ministry proceeds with the procurement of the medical oxygen Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants that would supply stable and reliable medical oxygen to the public health facilities around the country,” it said.

However, Cabinet ordered the MoHSS to ensure that the procurement of these oxygen plants is conducted through the Public Procurement Act of 2015, Act no. 15 of 2015.

Cabinet also noted the intended approach and progress the health ministry has made towards the supply of reliable medical oxygen at public health facilities.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency