Question NW1603 to the Minister of Health
21 August 2020 - NW1603
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.