Ecuadorian government allocates 131 million dollars for health infrastructure and equipment
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The National Government of Ecuador allocated 131 million dollars to upgrade the state sanitary network through civil works, renovations, and the purchase of medical technology for hospitals and health centers nationwide.
The government divided the budget into two main areas. It directed 41.5 million dollars toward infrastructure and building maintenance, while 90 million dollars focused on purchasing and installing clinical equipment for diagnostics and treatments. These funds aim to modernize the healthcare system across all 24 provinces of the country.
Infrastructure investments target critical areas and outpatient centers. The government spent 6.3 million dollars to improve six specific hospitals, including the Pablo Arturo Suárez and General Docente de Calderón in Pichincha, and the Baeza in Napo. Additionally, the plan includes 14.7 million dollars to optimize 43 dispensaries across 14 provinces and 8.7 million dollars for 17 ongoing remodeling projects in several regions including Cañar and Chimborazo. The plan also includes a technological package to modernize diagnostic tools.
Through a cooperation agreement with the Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), the government purchased and installed X-ray machines, CT scanners, hospital beds, and surgical instruments worth 29.2 million dollars. Furthermore, 9.9 million dollars are set aside for preventive and corrective maintenance of existing medical devices to ensure that clinical exams and surgeries do not stop due to equipment failure.
