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Kallo Intuitive Technology, a provider of clinical, administrative, connectivity and information solutions for health care services, has stated its readiness to partner with government to provide mobile health care for Ghanaians. The company is set to improve both the quality and efficiency of care, provide a singular solution that addresses business issues for hospitals, physician practice, Ministry of Health and health care organisations. Speaking at the demonstration of the mobile care, on Wednesday in Accra, Mr John Cecil, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of Kallo said the initiative is to provide a state of the art clinical setup that has all the diagnostic capabilities for basic and mid-tier medical care. He said the mobile care could be used to augment health care delivery services in areas such as rural health care delivery, diagnosis and treatment, response and disaster management, and presidential entourage. Mr Cecil said the objective of the mobile care includes delivering public health services, preventive, curative, chronic and communicable and infectious disease management, to balance the health care delivery inequalities and address rural health and disease threats. The mobile care would also help attain a level of health care in rural areas and ensure that health care services reach the unreached. �The clinical capabilities of the mobile care would include cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, pulmonary disease, infectious disease processes, pancreatic function and tumour detection, liver, kidney, and adrenal functions, blood related diseases, diagnosis of blood related conditions and fluoroscopy functionalities. He said, the mobile care would consist of power generators for clinic, X-ray system and back-up, laboratory, digital X-ray room, two examination procedure room, pharmacy with auto dispenser room, patient registration and billing room, patient waiting area with large screen TV for public health education, and four beds. Mr Cecil said, the clinics would not compete with the ambulance services but would be positioned at disaster zones to help stabilise the injured before they are sent to the hospitals for further treatment. Mr Cecil noted that mobile health care should be addressed with a holistic approach, so that the desired impact would be felt by all, adding that if approved the mobile care would come into the country after six months. He said the company desires to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, the teaching hospitals and other stakeholders to offer a one stop shop solution for increasing access and delivering quality health care service work. Dr Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, Director General, Ghana Health Service said government would look at the accessibility of the care in rural areas, since the services would complement efforts at providing quality health care in rural communities. He said mobile health care would also ensure that the company builds the capacity of Ghanaians, and link the care to the health insurance scheme. Dr Appia-Denkyira noted that the company has only presented its proposal and it is up to government to negotiate with management especially the cost involved. �As a country we have now developed and it is important to get a team to negotiate with the company to look out for the merits and demerits as well as the costing for the whole initiative,� he added.