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Siemens, the German Government and the Solidarity Fund have donated a modular hospital solution to the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital.
- The solution is equipped with a modular solar configuration to provide a reliable power supply.
Siemens South Africa, the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development and the Solidarity Fund have donated a 100-bed modular solution to Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in South Africa. The modular solution will be equipped with Siemens Healthineers medical technology and powered by a solar modular configuration for a decentralized and clean power supply.
It is expected that the extension will help alleviate the negative impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic on the medical infrastructure and improve access to healthcare, even beyond the pandemic. The construction of the hospital module took just under 100 days. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development – through Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) – is funding the project with up to R63 million. Siemens Caring Hands contributed R9 million while Siemens and Siemens Healthineers raised R3.5 million. Africa´s leading pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmaceuticals provided an additional R 4 million for the project.
The modular hospital solution will be equipped with Siemens Healthineers medical technology, including Acuson P500 ultrasound units, Mobilett Elara Max X-Ray machines and blood gas machines. The solution also includes Siemens’ reliable fire detection range and modern UV disinfection equipment from Violet Defense that will support in controlling contaminations in high contact areas of the modular hospital.
Siemens is powering the new expansion with a solar modular configuration with battery storage by SustainSolar, using the Siemens Sicam microgrid controller to enable a decentralized and clean power supply 24/7, 365 days.