FCTA, Medshare offer free training for biomedical engineers, technicians

The Federal Capital Territory Administration in collaboration with a non-profit organisation in the United States of America, Medshare, is providing free training for biomedical engineers and technicians.
A statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Special Assistant (Media & Publicity) to the Minister of State for the FCT, Oluyinka Akintunde, said the training was being funded courtesy of a grant obtained from generous partners in the United States by Medshare.
Akintunde disclosed that the choice of the FCT as recipient of the grant was facilitated by the Minister of State for the FCT, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide.
He added that the Health and Human Services Secretariat in the FCT would host the training of over 50 participants from various states of the Federation from April 2 to 5, 2013.
He quoted Akinjide as saying that the Administration was committed to ensuring a sustainable quality and affordable healthcare delivery system in the Federal Capital City, the Area Councils and the Satellite Towns located within it.
The statement quoted Akinjide as saying: “This training is coming at a time when the FCT administration is focused on a health transformation agenda poised at ensuring a sustainable quality and affordable healthcare delivery system comparable to those of developed cities around the world.
“It is anticipated that this specialized training in the repair, servicing and maintenance of biomedical equipment will go a long way in allowing the FCTA achieve these laudable objectives.”
Medshare, registered as a non-profit organisation in the USA, works in the Health sector to bridge the gap between demand and supply through the collection of surplus medical equipment and supplies from manufacturers, distributors and hospitals and the redistribution to qualified healthcare facilities in developing countries.
Since its inception in 1998, Medshare has donated over $93 million worth of medical supplies and equipment in more than 700 forty-foot containers to hospitals and clinics in the developing world.