DBME – National Medical Services-NMS

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Vision

To drive transition to a tech-driven and knowledge-based healthcare system

Mission

To support the delivery of quality health services by ensuring the availability of functional, appropriate and quality healthcare technologies that are safe, effective and efficacious with the adoption of efficient health technology management (HTM) practices.

Organogram

Department’s Mandate

Ensure functionality, efficacy and safety

Ensure functionality, efficacy and safety of medical equipment for all health facilities under the Ministry of Health through systematic repair, maintenance and management.

Lead inspection, maintenance & replacement

Lead the inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of medical equipment for health facilities across the country.

Provide technical backstopping

Provide necessary technical backstopping to all relevant stakeholders as and when required.

Institute cost-effective preventive measures

Institute cost-effective measures through preventive maintenance and other proactive measures.

Strengthen research & market review

Strengthen research engagement in biomedical engineering, review and examine local and international markets, global supply chain, and keep updates on new and emerging equipment.

Divisions and their mandates

Maintenance & Calibration Division

Repair and maintenance of medical equipment

Repair and maintenance of medical equipment for all health facilities under the Ministry of Health.

Installation, commissioning & condemnation

Attend installation, commissioning and condemnation of medical equipment.

Performance verification & safety testing

Conduct performance verification and safety testing of medical equipment.

Develop SOPs & manuals

Develop SOPs, guidelines and manuals for operation, maintenance and management of medical equipment.

Strengthen technical capacity

Strengthen technical capacity on the maintenance of medical equipment in the country.

Provide technical inputs to facility design

Provide technical inputs to design of health facilities where medical technology is used.

Provide training to end users

Provide training to the end users on the safe use of medical equipment.

Conduct maintenance data analysis

Conduct maintenance data analysis for evidence-based maintenance of medical equipment.

Institutionalise facility-based ownership

Institutionalise facility-based ownership for care and maintenance of medical equipment by HCC (National Health Policy 2011).

Institute cost-effective management system

Institute cost-effective system for medical equipment management through preventive maintenance and other proactive measures.

Coordinate external services & vendors

Coordination of external services and vendors.

Repair medical gas plants & equipment

Repair and maintenance of medical gas plants and equipment.

Planning and Inventory Division

Manage inventory of medical equipment

Manage inventory of medical equipment installed in all Health Facilities in the country.

Plan and manage spare parts

Plan and manage medical equipment spare parts.

Liaise with Procurement & Properties

Liaise and collaborate with the Department of Procurement and Properties and ensure uniformity and consistency of medical equipment inventory.

Develop replacement plan

Develop replacement plan for medical equipment.

Review & revision of device list

Partake in review and revision of national medical device list.

Conduct life cycle cost analysis

Conduct life cycle cost analysis.

Coordinate technical support

Coordinate technical support for pre-purchase evaluation, selection of medical equipment and support to relevant agencies within the Ministry of Health on issues pertaining to biomedical engineering.

Plan & manage annual performance

Plan, coordinate and manage annual performance of the department.

Feasibility studies for outsourcing

Conduct feasibility studies for outsourcing of biomedical engineering services.

Assess and monitor utilizations

Assess and monitor medical equipment utilizations.

Manage health technology projects

Manage health technology projects.

Manage and monitor rental reagent system

Manage and monitor rental reagent system.

Develop equipment specifications

Develop specifications of medical equipment and devices (National Health Policy 2011) in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Standardize equipment & gas systems

Standardize medical equipment and medical gas systems in the country.

Conduct research & development

Conduct research and development in the field of biomedical engineering.

Data analysis for maintenance

Conduct data analysis on maintenance and performance of different brands of medical equipment to guide standardization and promote evidence based maintenance.

Hospital-based HTA & horizon scanning

Conduct hospital-based HTA, horizon scanning, etc to guide introduction of new technologies.

Medical gas requirement planning

Medical gas requirement planning.