For several months, the “Mother Teresa” University Hospital Center (MUT) had published a list of medical equipment that is required in the form of donations for hospitals.
This list also required, among other things, respirators, laryngoscopes, defibrillators, patient monitors for invasive measurements, electrocautery, and electric syringes.
The news was shared on social media yesterday and was also part of the protesters’ accusations about the government’s lack of investment in healthcare.
After numerous reactions, today on the QSUT website, this list has been removed and the page no longer exists.
After the numerous controversies of the previous day, the vice-chairman of the Health Commission, Eduart Shalsi, also reacted, explaining that the publication of equipment needs on the QSUT donation platform is a regular and legally binding procedure, which aims to guarantee transparency and responsible administration of public assets.
According to him, the identification of needs goes through an institutional process between the QSUT and the General Directorate, through the Directorate of Clinical Engineering. Shalsi emphasized that the announcement was published in February and that, currently, all the needs listed have been met. He also explained that the announced equipment can be obtained through procurement procedures or removed from the list if offered as a donation.
“It’s a procedure that has been there, the announcement was made in February, it is done regularly. Today as we speak, all those needs have been met, because if you were to consult with genuine specialists, you would understand that they are announced and then they can be procured. If someone offers, it is removed from the procurement. This is a platform that we can discuss whether it works 100%, whether it can be improved better. This should be the level of debate that we should have if we are really concerned about what can be improved in the health system,” said Shalsi.