Experience from the field

Normeca has during the years gained a significant field experience from operations in countries like Albania, Kosovo, Jordan, Pakistan, Thailand, Indonesia, Republic of South Sudan, Haiti, Japan, Philippines with more.

Sudan

Saturday September 16, 2006, Normeca signed its largest contract ever with the Government of South Sudan (GOSS), Ministry of health, to dramatically improve the health care situation for the people of South Sudan. The contracts were signed by the Minister of Health in the presence of the President's Advisor, State Secretaries from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development. The Signing Ceremony was covered by leading media in South Sudan; TV, radio and the largest newspapers.

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Under the contracts, Normeca shall build 10 semi-permanent state hospitals in South Sudan each with 80 to 150 beds and accommodation for approximately 150 people. Each hospital will have 5 mobile clinics, a total of 50. In addition, Normeca will provide 2 floating hospitals for the river Nile.

In addition, Normeca signed a 5 year management and operations agreement covering all hospitals and clinics. Consequently, Normeca is in need of a considerable number of new employees in South Sudan over the next years. You can read more about the project by clicking this link to a PDF file: Project South Sudan.

Unfortunately the project has stopped because of lack of funds.

For further information, please contact us.
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Pakistan

During the first months of 2006 Normeca delivered a field hospital in Hattian Bala, Pakistan, for Medicines Sans Frontiers based on flat pack containers. This hospital included operating theatre, ICU, doctors’ office, pharmacy, laboratory, blood bank, shower and toilets. The delivery was complete with generator, heating and cooling plants, water purifying system, and more.

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Thailand and Indonesia

After the tsunami 26.12.2004 Normeca delivered a complete field hospital to Sumatra by the Japanese Red Cross. The company also build up the Site 2 in Mai Kao, Phuket, Thailand for identification of dead bodies. Normeca delivered this forensic medicine centre as a turnkey, and the company had the total responsibility for running the site, including, among others, logistic, catering, security and maintenance for 13 months.

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After the tsunami the Thai Government reported 5 395 confirmed deaths, 8 457 injuries and 3 120 missing in Thailand from 44 countries. The Thai authorities estimated that 8 000 are likely to have died. A fantastic job was done by the local rescue workers and police with rescuing as many as possible, and also to get all the dead transported to the different temple areas. It was established DVI (Disaster Victims Identification) centres in Khao Lak, outside Phuket Town and in Krabi. The first couple of weeks the DVI personnel were forced to work outside under the open sky in extremely trying conditions.

It soon became evident that if the Government should be able to identify as many victims as possible, the working conditions had to change dramatically. Normeca suggested at an early stage to build up an Identification Centre based on flat packed containers with air conditioning, water supply and other necessary equipment.

Closed to 5000 victims were stored in more than 100 freezing containers when the operation started, less than 500 was left when the site closed 13 months later.

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Saudi Arabia

In 2009 Normeca delivered the two most sophisticated mobile hospitals in the world, to Saudi-Arabia’s Ministry of Finance, for use at the annual Hajj in Mecca. The MultiSpace solution is Normeca’s own design, based on expandable semitrailers.

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Normeca received an order from Ministry of Finance in Saudi-Arabia through our local agent for two complete mobile hospitals based in expandable MultiSpace semi-trailers. The contract also includes trailers and all medical equipment. The hospital is built up from 7 trailers in total, one stand alone and six connected to each other

One corridor single trailer with waiting area

One female expandable trailer with reception, examination room, ER room and ward

One male expandable trailer with reception, examination room, ER room and ward

One lab/pharmacy expandable trailer with meeting- and relax room

One OT expandable trailer with sterilization and recover

One ICU expandable trailer with 4 beds each female and male

One X-ray expandable trailer with ultrasound and maintenance room

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Saudi Arabia – Red Crescent

Hospital with 48 bedposts and corresponding accommodations based in expandable containers and inflatable tents.

UAE

In 2009 Normeca delivered a complete 50 beds NBC protected hospital based in inflatable tents to UAE Army. The hospital was completed with NorHosp and NorAid modules incl. kitchen dining and accommodation for 40 staff.

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Haiti

The summer 2010 Normeca built a semi-permanent (flatpack container based) 120 beds Mother & Child Hospital for the Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) from Holland in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Hospital was also used as a cholera hospital during the outbreak of cholera in 2011.

Libya / Qatar

Mach 2011 Normeca delivered a complete 50 bed hospital with 40 bed accommodation based in inflatable tents to National Interim Transitional Council, Libya as a donation from Government of State of Qatar. The hospital was completed with NorHosp and NorAid modules incl. kitchen dining and accommodation for 40 staff. The complete hospital with all equipment was ready to be sent after only 5 (five) days.

Japan

May 2011 Normeca delivered two small semi-permanent hospitals to Japan after the earthquake, each around 450 m2. The first hospital was erected in 2011 only a few weeks after the tsunami.

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