A cut-off for the first quarter of the year shows a relevant figure in the health and medicine sector for the Central American region and the Dominican Republic.
An analysis of CentralAmericaData's Business Intelligence department shows interesting data on the processes that in the first quarter of 2022 were published with contracts to supply pharmaceuticals, equipment and medical supplies to the various Ministries of Health and Social Security entities in Central American countries and the Dominican Republic.
The Public Health Secretariat of Honduras is bidding for the supply of a digital radiography system, which is stationary and includes its respective accessories.
Honduras Government Purchase LPI-004-3723-GESALUD-2021:
"Description: Direct digital acquisition X-ray equipment for conventional radiological examinations consisting of X-ray generator, X-ray emitter, tube suspension system, collimator, radiographic table, vertical Bucky, digital detector and control unit.
In Guatemala, since March 19, APM Terminals Quetzal enabled the x-ray module for the inspection of containers that are used for exports and imports at the maritime terminal.
The maritime terminal made more than $7 million investment for the implementation of the non-intrusive inspection module for cargo transported at the terminal.
Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Security Fund ) is bidding for the supply of digital transportable X-ray equipment on a delivery-on-demand basis.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2021LN-000001-3110:
"Comprises the provision of the medical equipment Digital Transportable X-Ray, accessories, complementary medical equipment, installation, operation tests and trainings.
As of December 15, the X-ray module began operating in the Guatemalan maritime terminal, which will serve to inspect, in a non-intrusive manner, the contents of the containers that are used to import and export goods.
The regulations that will apply for these non-intrusive verifications were published in the Diario de Centro America. The implementation of this system is an indispensable requirement for the certification of ports by the Coast Guard in national security issues and by the tax collector.
The Honduran Ministry of Health tenders the supply of different types of X-ray diagnostic imaging supplies.
Honduras Government Purchase LPN-006-2019FUNDAHMCR:
"Some of the inputs required:
-Films for tomography. Size 35x43 (14x17 inches) DryView DVE Box of 100 Sheets. Minimum expiration date 2 years.
-Radiographic films green system. Size (8x10 Inches) Box of 100 Sheets. Minimum expiration date 2 years.
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund is putting out to tender several pieces digital X-ray equipment.
Costa Rica Government Purchase 2018LN-000002-3110:
"Details of the required equipment:
- Conventional digital X-ray equipment with ceiling mount and bucky wall stand.
-Digital X-ray equipment with fluroscopy with ceiling mount ceilings, nesa tilting and bucky wall stand.
CRCB-PACS Latam is Nicaraguan company offering PACS Solutions for the visualization and manipulation of radiological images from X-rays, CTs, MRIs, mammographs, etc.
Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Central America
Phone: (505) 83346335
The Ministry of Justice in El Salvador is putting out to tender provision of technological safety equipment for the penitentiary farms of Zacatecoluca and Santa Ana.
El Salvador Government Purchase LPINT-01/2018-MJSP-BCIE-DGCP:
The Ministry of Health in Panama is putting out to tender a service of preventive and corrective maintenance of radiographic equipment for a period of 24 months.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-0-12-0-08-LP-023245:
"Preventive and corrective maintenance service for a period of 24 months for the following equipment:
Customs has acknowledged the error in the recovery of $18 on cargo moving between zones and DPA's, under the Law of International Services, and others that should have been exempt from the charge.
The extension of the charge of an $18 fee at Salvadoran Customs offices to pay for X-ray equipment, on cargo that clearly should not incur the charge, caused discomfort and protests in the affected business sectors.
It has been announced that a rate of $18 for scanned inspections of containers will be charged per declared goods and not per truck, as has been charged so far.
With the new measure a change will be made to how the scanned inspections are charged, which will mainly affect companies that share vans to reduce costs, because up until now the charge for inspections using X-ray machines was applied per truck and not to individual goods.