Bidvest Medical, a division of Bidvest Office, has entered the mobile occupational health arena with the development of its first mobile health truck.
Custom-designed to enable safe, rapid and accurate screening for tuberculosis (TB) in the construction, industrial and mining sectors, as well as government entities such as prisons, the first Bidvest health truck was completed in Johannesburg at the end of September. The keys were handed over to Mmidi Occupational Health Services on October 1. The truck will be used to screen for TB in prisons around the country.
Mmidi Occupational Health Services approached Bidvest Medical to build a mobile TB screening facility that met Mmidi’s precise requirements. “We needed equipment that was easy to use, robust and effective. It would need to handle huge volumes of patients every day and provide results almost instantaneously. The solution provided by Bidvest Medical has more than met these requirements,” Precious Mdlankomo explains.
The truck is equipped with a Konica Minolta Aero-RAD digital X-ray system, as well as the lightweight AeroDR digital panel – a durable wireless/tethered digital radiography system, which offers high image resolution and low doses, as well as easy workflow and reliability. A specially designed battery power supply enables the truck to be used in any location on a single phase, regardless of the electricity supply.
“We are delighted with the result of our endeavours, which will serve a very real need in South Africa,” said Juneid Docrat, Bidvest Medical general manager.
Needless to say, these facilities will also make life much easier for people with mobility impairments, who may find it difficult to get to hospitals.