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2.6mn afs embezzled in Ghazni Covid-19 fund

2.6mn afs embezzled in Ghazni Covid-19 fund

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1 Nov 2021 - 15:19
2.6mn afs embezzled in Ghazni Covid-19 fund
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1 Nov 2021 - 15:19

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Medical equipment and medicines required for coronavirus treatment have been purchased at a higher rate for Covid-19 Treatment Centre in Ghazni province, Pajhwok Afghan News has learned reliably.

In total the equipment were purchased at 2,654,502afs higher rate compared to their normal market price.

Last year, after the spread of Coronavirus, the government allocated special fund for every province to deal with the pandemic. Ghazni province was given 60 million afs.

According to previous Ghazni government officials, 20 million afs were spent to deal with the pandemic while the remaining 40 million afs was returned to government treasury.

From the given fund 4.5 million afs were spent on purchasing machinery and some equipment that were helpful in the treatment of coronavirus.

Pajhwok has received documents and information regarding the purchase of medical machinery and equipment and compared them with market prices.

Difference with market price

A committee tasked to purchase medical equipment and machinery for the Ghazni Coronavirus Treatment Centre had purchased 42 different items at the cost of 4,556,212 afs.

Pajhwok investigation showed almost all equipment had been purchased at two times higher rate than market price.

A total of 4,556,212 afs were released for the purchase of these items while according to market price these items are available at normal market price of 1,901,710 afs.

As a result a total of 2,654,502 afs had been embezzled by relevant authorities in coronavirus fund allocated for Ghazni province.

According to a Medical Equipment Company owner in Ghazni, who wished not to be named, said the rates of these item were more reasonable in the past compared to its current market rates.

“We give you present rates, in the past these items were inexpensive. Now the prices of everything have jumped due to regime and other changes in the country,” he said.

 

Corrupt people should be punished

The residents of Ghazni province said previous government officials committed corruption in the coronavirus fund at a time when the pandemic was claiming precious lives.

They said people hoped funds allocated for the Ghazni Coronavirus Centre would be spend transparently but then officials committed corruption in the fund.

Niamatullah, a resident of Ghazni City, said committing corruption in coronavirus fund meant playing with people’s lives.

He said now that a new government had taken over, it should make previous officials accountable who had committed corruption in coronavirus fund.

Another Ghazni City resident Noor-ul-Haq, said current government should investigate all incidents of corruption that happened in the previous regime.

“New government officials should take action against previous corrupt officials because majority of them were still working in government offices.”

Officials’ reaction

Ghazni Public Health Director Mawlavi Mohammad HanifMesbah said the government planned to hold previous officials accountable who were involved in corrupt practices and violated the rights of other people.

“I acknowledge there was corruption in the previous regime in health and several other departments. We have investigated all these corrupt incidents and would hold individuals involved in corruption accountable.”

He took a copy of Pajhwok investigative report regarding corruption that happened in the purchase of medical equipment for Ghazni Coronavirus Treatment Centre and said it will be shared with higher authorities.

He assured to investigate the matter and share information with the media when available.

It is worth mentioning that last month Pajhwok got some documents that showed massive corruption in the Ghazni Education Department where a computer worth 28,000 afs was bought for 40,000 afs.

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No Item Quantity Purchased rate Total rate Market rate Total market rate Price difference
1 MEDANIC CBC Machin 1 223680 73680 150000 150000 223680
2 CBC Machine 1 357680 187680 170000 170000 357680
3 ECG Machin 1 126225 98225 28000 28000 126225
4 Cardiac Monitor 2 164092 208184 120000 60000 328184
5 Pulse Oximeter Finger 6 4628 16968 10800 1800 27768
6 طبي پېش بند 200 430 52000 34000 170 86000
7 چپنه 30 400 6000 6000 200 12000
8 د ډاکټرانو لباس 10 700 3700 3300 330 7000
9 خدماتي لباس 10 700 4500 2500 250 7000
10 Gloves Examination 10 660 4300 2300 230 6600
11 PPE Kit 100 700 31000 39000 390 70000
12 Syringe Pump 2 24000 22000 26000 13000 48000
13 Pediatric Scale 1 3366 666 2700 2700 3366
14 Sphygmomanometer with Stethoscope 14 5042 42588 28000 2000 70588
15 Negate scope 1 3197 1447 1750 1750 3197
16 Sphygmomanometer with Stand 2 13500 20000 7000 3500 27000
17 Suction Machine 2 14305 11610 17000 8500 28610
18 Centrifuge EBA-200 1 6000 2500 3500 3500 6000
19 Hematocrit centrifuge 1 48000 41000 7000 7000 48000
20 Small Tube Rack 12 240 1080 1800 150 2880
21 Micro Lab 300 Merck 1 280000 95000 185000 185000 280000
22 Bed for Blood Collection 2 14000 16000 12000 6000 28000
23 Micropipette 10-100 micron 10 1800 6000 12000 1200 18000
24 Micropipette 100-100 micron 10 1800 6000 12000 1200 18000
25 Blood Gas Analyzer 1 495000 375000 120000 120000 495000
26 Chroma 2 Machine 1 170000 85000 85000 85000 170000
27 Wheel Chair 5 6500 21000 11500 2300 32500
28 چپرکټ 8 6900 24800 30400 3800 55200
29 Emergency Stretcher 11 9000 29700 69300 6300 99000
30 IV Stand 82 2300 90200 98400 1200 188600
31 کثافت دانۍ 2 10900 15800 6000 3000 21800
32 لاستی لرونکې تذکره 3 3366 4398 5700 1900 10098
33 برېښنايي سټریلایزر 1 27740 12740 15000 15000 27740
34 د سېروم فلزي پایه 120 5400 504000 144000 1200 648000
35 نالۍ او بالښت 120 2300 192000 84000 700 276000
36 روجايي 240 150 12000 24000 100 36000
37 Trocar Thoracic with chest tube 30ch 324 600 48600 145800 450 194400
38 Syringe insulin ice 396 396 89496 67320 170 156816
39 Trash Trolley 3 10900 27300 5400 1800 32700
40 Foldable Stretcher 10 3366 6660 27000 2700 33660
41 Gloves latex powdered single use sterile pair size 7.5 300 660 123000 75000 250 198000
42 Blood set 96 420 36480 3840 40 40320
43 مایع سفید کننده 40 165 4200 2400 60 6600
Total rate on Afghani Total amount on market price Price difference in purchased items
4556212 1901710 2654502

This report has been produced by Pajhwok and financially supported by UNDP and Denmark.

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