The eyes of the entire world’s medical community have been keeping a close watch on the West African Republic of Guinea, as an extremely deadly outbreak of Ebola virus, that has resulted in 62 deaths thus far, has just been contained. Guinean Health Minister Remy Lamah assured Reuters on a phone call this Wednesday that the disease is not spreading, and the NGO Doctor’s Without Borders is helping contain the outbreak.
On the very same day, Guinean Health Minister Remy Lamah announced the Republic of Guinea has taken major steps toward the implementation of a unique healthcare delivery program to dramatically improve its health services to its rural population, accelerating progress towards its World Health Organization (WHO) Millennium Development Goals by working with Kallo, Inc.
Healthcare technology company, Kallo, Inc. has signed a more than $200 million contract with the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of the Republic Of Guinea, and will provide its trademark services MobileCare, RuralCare, Hospital Information Systems, Telehealth Systems, Pharmacy Information, as well as disaster management, air and surface patient transportation systems and clinical training.
Chairman and CEO of Kallo, Inc., John Cecil and COO Vince Leitao, are currently in Conakry, Guinea, and have met with key government officials, including the Remy Lamah, as well as, the President of the Republic of Guinea, His Excellency Professor Alpha Condé, Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Guinea, Dr. Lounceny Nabed, discussing the rollout of Kallo’s MobileCare and RuralCare services throughout Guinea. At the request of Prime Minister Mohamed Said Fofana, Kallo will be aiding the Ministry of Health with a public awareness campaign to inform the population of the benefits of the program.
CEO John Cecil stated, “We expect that Kallo will benefit from similar opportunities in other parts of the world.”
With Canadian operations based out of Markham, Ontario., New York-based Kallo provides healthcare and business technology for ministries of health, hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare organizations that deliver rural healthcare, disease management and clinical globalization.
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