ETT machine missing from Civil Hospital, Mirpur Mathelo

Anti-Corruption Establishment conducts raid on Monday

SUKKUR: An exercise tolerance test (ETT) machine has gone missing from the non-functional cardiology ward of Civil Hospital, Mirpur Mathelo, according to an Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) team that visited the hospital on Monday.

The ACE team conducted a raid at Civil Hospital, Mirpur Mathelo, three months ago and had taken records pertaining to the purchase of medicine and equipment into custody. After going through the records, the team, headed by the assistant director, once again conducted a raid at the hospital on Monday and found that an ETT machine worth Rs1.6 million was missing from the cardiology ward.



ACE assistant director Mukhtiar Lashari told The Express Tribune that Monday's raid was a continuation of the earlier raid, during which they took into custody five years records pertaining to the purchase of medicine and equipment. "During the follow up [on Monday], we found that the ETT machine was missing," said Lashari. We are probing into the matter and, after determining who is responsible, a case will be lodged, he said.

The medical superintendent of Civil Hospital, Mirpur Mathelo, Latif Buriro, claimed that the ETT machine was supplied by the Sindh government and after opening the packing, only a treadmill was found, while the other attached equipment was missing. "We had informed the government about the matter," he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2015.