Panama Invites Tenders for Ambulances

The Health Ministry has urgently invited tenders for 74 ambulances.

Monday, January 4, 2010

The announcement was made by Health Minister Franklin Vergara, six months after a controversial direct purchase for 20 ambulances was canceled by the General Comptroller.

These 74 units will be used to serve the entire country. Vergara argued that firefighters, Red Cross and health centers lack this type of equipment. "It will be an urgent purchasing process", he said, without specifying any dates.

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