Contract Signing For eHealth
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan – To keep abreast of the latest developments in communications technology in the area of medical and health services in an effort to improve the distribution and provision of quality healthcare, the Ministry of Health is embarking on the first phase of the eHealth project.

A landmark contract signing ceremony for the Ministry of Health's Information Technology Network Infrastructure took place yesterday morning at the ministry's building.

The contract involves the supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of Category 6 (CAT6) UTP Structured Cab) ing System in 52 locations in the four districts of the country. They are the health centres, health clinics and other buildings that belong to the ministry.

The network will connect all treatment rooms, doctors' rooms and other relevant areas in a building which potentially will need an access to the health information system which will be carried out in a later phase.

The first phase of the eHealth project will be carried out by four contractors. The supply, delivery, installation,

testing and commissioning of Category 6 (CAT6) UTP Structured Cabling System at Site Group One will be carried out by Commverge Solutions Holding (Asia) Inc., Brunei branch, while the work at Site Group Two will be done by Semara Sdn Bhd.

Perniagaan Dinamik Giat and Elite Computer System Sdn Bhd will undertake the network infrastructure at Site Group 3 and 4 respectively.

The project costing $700,000 is scheduled for completion in six months.

On behalf of the Ministry of Health, Dr Hj Sablee Bin Haji Aspar, the Director of Healthcare Technology signed the contracts.

Representing the respective contractor companies to sign the contracts were Lim Boon Kok and Eric Kan, Managers of Commverge Solutions Holding (Asia) Inc., Brunei branch; Pg Haji Sofri Bin Hj Besar, the manager and Ken Ang, the head of information officers of Semara Sdn Bhd; Thien Det Lin and Hermah Binti Sebi from Syarikat Pemiagaan Dinamik Giat; and Chai Sze how and Thein Pit Mui, the directors of Elite Computer Systems Sdn Bhd.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Dayang Aminah Binti Hj Md Jaafar, the Director of Pharmacy Set-vices. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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