{"id":42129,"date":"2020-10-11T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/covid-19-treatment-facilities-boosted-with-16-portable-patient-monitors-from\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T12:08:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:08:12","slug":"covid-19-treatment-facilities-boosted-with-16-portable-patient-monitors-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/covid-19-treatment-facilities-boosted-with-16-portable-patient-monitors-from\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Treatment facilities boosted with 16 portable patient monitors from Trade and Development Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

The portable patient monitors were handed over during a ceremony which took place on the 9th of October at the Rwanda Medical Supply Warehouse, by, on behalf of TDB, Mr. Regis Rugemanshuro, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) Director General and shareholder representative on the TDB Board of Governors, to Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC).<\/p>\n

The portable patient monitors \u2013 locally procured from Sana Medical Stores Ltd. \u2013 will serve to monitor Covid 19-affected adults and paediatric patients in COVID-19 treatment facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese monitors come in handy and because of their nature-they will contribute greatly to the fight against COVID-19, the aspect of helping paediatric patients was well thought of as well, RBC is grateful for such contributions,\u201d said Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, RBC Director General. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhile Rwanda has been fairing very well in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, with strong prevention and mitigation measures in place, as well as high number of tests proportionally, it is important to keep boosting the country\u2019s capacity, particularly in terms of equipment, so that its health care system continues to deliver in a context of increased demand\u201d said Regis Rugemanshuro, RSSB Director General and shareholder representative on the TDB Board of Governors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to accompany the Government of Rwanda in its efforts to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic\u201d said Admassu Tadesse, TDB President and Chief Executive. \u201cThis is part of our broad response plan which, in addition to direct assistance as such via our Covid-19 Emergency Response Programme (CERP), also incorporates a series of financing interventions for financial institutions, sovereigns and enterprises, to help them cope with the shocks of the pandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mary Kamari, TDB Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Executive added that \u201cthrough CERP, TDB provides, among other interventions, locally manufactured or procured PPEs and equipment \u2013 as it is the case in Rwanda. The objective of programme is to support healthcare systems, at the same time as local private sector and employment, whenever possible. Over and above CERP, the Bank extended a USD \u00bd million grant to the African Union\u2019s Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).\u201d <\/p>\n

According to data from the Rwanda Biomedical Centre, since COVID-19 outbreak in March, Rwanda has recorded 4,866 confirmed cases, 3,216 recoveries and 29 deaths due to the global pandemic. The Government of Rwanda and partners have put in place strong preventive measures that include mass testing. To date, over 504,670 tests have been conducted in an effort to curb the spread of the virus<\/p>\n

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