Question NW1603 to the Minister of Health

Share this page:

21 August 2020 - NW1603

Profile picture: Ismail, Ms H

Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Health

(a) What total number of ventilators will be provided by his department to each hospital that has a shortage of ventilators to assist with the Covid-19 spread and needs and (b) which hospitals will be receiving ventilators?

Reply:

a) The Department of Health will provide ventilators to hospitals that have shortage of ventilators to assist with the COVID-19 spread and needs. The Department has collaborated with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), to manufacture 10,000 ventilators. These ventilators will be allocated to hospitals that do not have enough ventilators. The table here below shows the production timelines for the ventilators.

Activity

Quantity

Date

1st Batch

250

31 Jul 2020

2nd batch

600

7 Aug 2020

3rd batch

600

14 Aug 2020

4th batch

1,500

19 Aug 2020

5th batch

1,500

21 Aug 2020

6th batch

1,500

24 Aug 2020

7th batch

1,500

26 Aug 2020

8th batch

1,500

28 Aug 2020

9th batch

1,150

31 Aug 2020

Total

10,000

 

b) The list of hospitals that will receive the ventilators is attached as Annexure A.

END.

Source file