{"id":498056,"date":"2026-01-19T18:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ministry-of-health-begins-delivery-of-equipment-to-strengthen-hospital-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T22:13:39","slug":"ministry-of-health-begins-delivery-of-equipment-to-strengthen-hospital-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/ministry-of-health-begins-delivery-of-equipment-to-strengthen-hospital-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health begins delivery of equipment to strengthen hospital diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>. \u2013 The Ministry of Health began the delivery of specialized medical equipment with the provision of a transcranial Doppler to the National Institute of Transplant Coordination (INCORT), a technology that will strengthen neurological evaluation and timely decision-making in the processes of organ donation and transplantation.\n\nThe delivery was made by the Minister of Health, V\u00edctor Atallah, who explained that the transcranial Doppler allows for the rapid, safe, and precise measurement of cerebral blood flow, which provides greater clinical certainty, optimizes diagnostic times, and supports life-saving procedures.\n\nAtallah pointed out that the government&#8217;s interest is to guarantee more efficient and transparent health services, so that hospitals have technological tools that allow more reliable diagnoses, based not only on the doctor&#8217;s clinical judgment, but also on technological tests that are recorded and digitally archived.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"596605\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-6.01.22-PM-2-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596605\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"596606\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-6.01.22-PM-1-1024x668.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596606\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"596607\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-19-at-6.01.22-PM-1024x708.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596607\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/victor-atallah-envia-mensaje\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. V\u00edctor Atallah sends New Year&#8217;s message to the Dominican people and reaffirms the Government&#8217;s commitment to health and life<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nThe Health Minister stated that the purchasing and distribution processes will continue to be streamlined to increase the availability of these devices and strengthen timely detection, thus contributing to saving lives.\n\n&#8220;This is the first of six teams that will be distributed in hospitals across the country. With this action we continue to strengthen the health system and support the technical and specialized work in the area of transplants,&#8221; he expressed.\n\nDuring the event, the director of INCORT, Dr. Jos\u00e9 Juan Castillos Almonte, highlighted that this first team is fundamental for the confirmation of the diagnosis of brain death, an indispensable requirement in the processes of organ donation. &#8220;This equipment allows for a more transparent and reliable diagnosis, since it is not based solely on clinical criteria, but is recorded and documented for any future verification,&#8221; he indicated.\n\nThe devices have built-in computers that allow recording and storing the studies carried out, which strengthens the transparency of the process and generates greater trust in the population.\n\nAccording to the technical specifications, the equipment weighs approximately between 1 and 3 kilograms and uses probes compatible with transducers of different frequencies, ranging from 2 to 16 MHz, depending on the clinical application required.<br>With this acquisition, the Ministry of Health continues to advance in the modernization of medical equipment and the strengthening of the diagnostic capacity of the national hospital system.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/dr-victor-atallah-desea-una-feliz-navidad-al-pueblo-dominicano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. V\u00edctor Atallah wishes a Merry Christmas to the Dominican people<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nIn the delivery act participated the <a href=\"https:\/\/vicepresidencia.gob.do\/dr-victor-elias-atallah-lajam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vice minister<\/a> of Public Health, Eladio P\u00e9rez, Rosanna Arias, Planning director and by INCORT, the regional transplant coordinators, Ram\u00f3n Arturo Jim\u00e9nez, Jos\u00e9 del Carmen Caraballo and Kenzo Yamamoto, Juana Sarita, Alexandro Marte, among others.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. \u2013 The Ministry of Health began the delivery of specialized medical equipment with the provision of a transcranial Doppler to the National Institute of Transplant Coordination (INCORT), a technology that will strengthen neurological evaluation and timely decision-making in the processes of organ donation and transplantation. 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