To improve, provide affordable and better healthcare system to developing nations in Africa, Asia and middle East.
• Help to improve modern healthcare facilities.
• Make adequate healthcare available to all.
• Train and educate healthcare professionals.
SMAT Global Health and Hospital Consultancy is an International Healthcare Company registered with the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce operating from the Netherlands and United Kingdom. We stimulate and support the development, improvement and strengthening of healthcare systems in developing countries.
From the Netherlands and United Kingdom, we provide tailored healthcare services to our clients in Africa but we focus more on assisting healthcare facilities where our services are needed most. We bring the best practices from leading healthcare systems and adapt it to our clients’ desire through a tailor-made approach.
We assist our clients in conceptualising their ideas and working through with them on the realisation of projects through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control. Most importantly, we look beyond project realisation by ensuring its sustainability and the positive impact it has on the society at large.
• General Consultancy services in the development and implementation of health care facilities.
• SMAT GHHC will be providing tailor-made services to our clients in Africa in areas such as.
• Building new hospitals and upgrading existing ones.
• Equipping and re-equipping hospitals with modern technologies.
• Training and updating medical personnel on the latest technique in standard with the rest of the world.
• Procure and deliver modern medical equipment to clients from renown manufacturers at a very competitive price.
Problems facing medical procurement in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Medical equipment is an essential health intervention tool used for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and rehabilitation of patients. However, access to functioning medical equipment is a challenge in developing countries, especially in African countries.
Besides the deficiency of medical equipment in these countries, estimates have it that over half and up to three-quarters of the equipment are not working, thereby creating an obstacle to the health system to provide health care services to patients. Patients often die due to a scarcity of essential medical equipment and devices.
The need for affordable, high-quality medical equipment cannot be overstated, particularly in countries with rapidly increasing populations.
One of the major barriers to improved health care is the lack of medical equipment. For health care to improve, we need to optimise the supply of the medical equipment as well as its maintenance.
The Challenge of Sourcing Medical Equipment
Owners of private health care facilities usually face an intimidating challenge of their own in purchasing medical equipment. Majority of them do not possess the know-how on where to source for high-quality equipment at reasonable prices. Others struggle to function with outdated medical devices; some are too busy to perform an effective and comprehensive evaluation of the equipment needed.
Categories of Equipment and Technologies described as
• Healthcare Technology.
• Medical equipment, walking aids, health facility furniture, communications equipment, training equipment.
• Office equipment.
• Office furniture.
• Fixtures built into the building plant for cooling.
• Heating service supply installations equipment-specific supplies.
• Fire-fighting equipment.
Our solution
SMAT GHHC is aware of these challenges and many more. Through our experience in the field of equipment procurement, we will assist health professionals, private health care facility owners, private investors in the health care sector, governments and other organisations to procure the relevant, most efficient and cost-effective equipment for their facilities. We will facilitate associations between the manufacturers, equipment suppliers and sellers and our clients. First of all, we will assist in evaluating the most effective equipment relevant to our client, and thereafter we will support by actively involving our self in the procurement process. We will assist our clients in the negotiation process and also ensure that all agreement made by the equipment suppliers are fulfilled.
We ensure that your health intervention technology is selected appropriately, used correctly and to maximum capacity and lasts as long as possible.
Activities of advisory roles and support in the procurement and installation of Healthcare technology here include:
• Evaluation and selection of Equipment and Equipment supplier on behalf of our clients
• Commissioning and decommissioning of Equipment.
• Quality control and supervision after installation.
• Maintenance checks and record-keeping.
Knowledge and Experience
With their in-depth knowledge and experience in the healthcare sector.
• SMAT GHHC will be able to source funds and recommend funds from a reputable and committed financial institution at a lower interest rate.
• Can train and improve the hospital management system.
• Technology, information and service delivery.
• Equipment supply.