OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2009. EUR 2 million loan to Centrul de Diagnostic German

The EBRD is helping to raise the standards of healthcare in Moldova with a €2 million investment in the Centrul de Diagnostic German (CDG), a new modern diagnostic imaging centre in the capital Chisinau.

A subsidiary of the German Service of Diagnostics, the new clinic will be providing a wide range of modern imaging diagnostic procedures, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (USG), mammography, X-ray, laboratory testing and other services.

Currently there are only two clinics providing MRI scan services in Moldova, both of which are using previous generation equipment. The waiting time for MRI services is months long and many patients have to seek services outside the country.

With the support of the EBRD loan, Centrul de Diagnostic German, which opened in October, will become the first provider of the latest technology diagnostic services in the country. It will operate as a private walk-in medical clinic, and will also provide services to patients referred by physicians via a contract with the National Health Insurance Company.

In addition to the latest technology diagnostic equipment, Centrul de Diagnostic German has a unique Radiological Information System and Picture archiving and communication system. It will be used to register and schedule patients, as well as to store and archive digital scans, which can be transmitted on CDs and accessed online via a secure access area.

“The EBRD is pleased to support this innovative project, setting new and advanced standards in the Moldovan healthcare sector. The use of the latest technology will help Centrul de Diagnostic German provide high quality services, and due to its cooperation with the National Health Insurance Company, these services will be accessible to the wide public”, said Libor Krkoska, Head of Chisinau resident office of the EBRD.

To date the EBRD has committed close to EUR 340 million in various sectors of the Moldovan economy, mobilising additional investment in excess of EUR 250 million.