By Our Reporter
East African Medical Vitals (EAMV), a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Namanve industrial park, hosted several health officials at their premises on Friday.
The contingent was led by Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health and Woman Member of Parliament, Lira District. Also present was Dr. Diana Atwiine, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, alongside Commissioners Dr. Charles Olaro (Curative Services), Dr. Jackson Amone (Clinical Services) and Dr. Neville Okuma (Pharmaceutical & Natural Medicine) among others.
The guests were given a guided tour of the state-of-art facility by EAMV Chairman, Ben Kavuya. They witnessed first-hand the production of the gloves, manufactured in both surgical and examination variants, and saw the extensive testing, packaging, and waste management facilities in place.
The EAMV gloves are of the highest standard: latex, non-sterile, powder-free, hand-specific, and in a variety of sizes, they guarantee a perfect, comfortable fit and ensure that both the medical personnel and the patients in their care are safe and secure. They possess high tensile properties and will withstand extensive use during lengthy medical procedures.
Current production stands at 5000 pairs per hour, and factory runs 24-hours a day. This capacity is to be doubled by the end of this Financial Year.
“The initiative to construct and bring into operation this manufacturing plant was borne by the need, as is seen in healthcare systems all over our continent, to stop the unnecessary and preventable injury and death many of our people suffer simply because something as basic as a pair of gloves was not available. We are here to take care of those basics, and we have the capacity to do so,” revealed Ben Kavuya, the EAMV Executive Chairman.
Plans are already underway for EAMV to expand on its range of medical consumables. By 2023 it will be producing condoms, and in time is to add catheters and syringes, amongst others.
From the small clinic to the large referral hospital, EAMV will ably supply consumables for all healthcare facilities, thereby boosting the continent’s medical care capacity, saving the lives of our loved ones and improving the skills and work environments of our health staff.