GeM creates separate page for medical equipments to help govt fight Covid-19

Public procurement portal GeM has created a dedicated page on its platform for medical and protective equipment like thermal scanners, bio-hazard bags and disinfectants to help the government fight the Covid-19 pandemic, an official said.

It has created several categories for medical supplies such as COVID-19 sample collection kit, reusable vinyl/rubber gloves (cleaning), eye protection (visor/goggles), disposable thermometers, single use towels, thermal scanner, cardiac monitors, ICU beds, ambulance, stretcher, wheel chair, portable x-ray machines and surgical isolation face shield, among others.

“All original equipment manufacturers, re-sellers, and suppliers for these products are being identified for on boarding on GeM portal. So far, we have created 95 categories on the platform,” GeM CEO Talleen Kumar told PTI.