The Owen King EU Hospital is set to receive a donation of new medical equipment thanks to Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP/Kusanone) programme.
The hospital will receive 12 medical beds, two automated external defibrillator machines and two electrocardiogram machines, which officials say will help alleviate “ongoing bed shortages and enhance care delivery”, allowing patients to receive more timely assistance.
The equipment will be placed in the general wards, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the Accident and Emergency Department, with procurement expected to take place in the coming month, officials said.
During a ceremony held to sign a memorandum of understanding for the initiative, Ambassador of Japan Akima Umezawa, highlighted his government’s commitment to supporting initiatives that enhance access to healthcare in Saint Lucia and emphasised the importance of disaster and emergency risk management for islands.
Expressing gratitude for the partnership and donation, Damian Greaves, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Heights Medical Complex (MHMC), said, “Today’s signing represents more than the formalisation of an agreement, it is a reflection of the shared commitment between our nations to advancing human security and strengthening community health systems, particularly at the level where care most directly touches people’s lives.”
An official commissioning ceremony to mark the partnership is also expected to take place at a later date.
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