A physician-led, US-based export management and procurement company connecting Ethiopia's health sector with certified, FDA-cleared US medical equipment from vetted suppliers.
Sourcing brands trusted by leading clinicians
Ethiopia is flooded with low-cost imports that fail on arrival, ship without English documentation, or run on the wrong voltage. The cost shows up later - in storage rooms full of unusable machines and patients turned away.
On any given day, up to 6 in 10 medical devices in Ethiopian public hospitals sit malfunctioning - unusable, miscalibrated, or waiting on spare parts that never arrive. Patients are turned away from equipment their hospital already owns.
A 2023 audit of Ethiopia's top-tier comprehensive specialized hospitals found only 26% of required equipment present and operational. The other three-quarters is the procurement gap - and the reason patients are referred abroad for care that should happen at home.
WHO's estimate for low- and middle-income markets. Every uncontrolled shipment is a coin toss - wrong voltage, missing English manuals, counterfeit parts, or devices that should never have left the factory floor.
A general hospital in Ethiopia received an ECG machine whose software was only in Chinese. It went straight to storage - while the hospital had no other ECG machine at all.
Reported case, Tulu Bolo General Hospital, Ethiopia. This is what "cheapest available" actually costs.
From capital imaging to daily-use consumables , a single point of contact for every line item on your facility's procurement list.
Ultrasound, X-Ray, CT, and echocardiography systems with multi-probe packages.
ICU & bedside monitors, telemetry, central stations, multi-parameter sensing.
Integrated workstations with ventilator, vaporizers, adult & pediatric circuits.
Electrosurgical units, surgical lights, sterilizers, instrument sets.
Hematology, chemistry, immunoassay analyzers, centrifuges, microscopes.
Gloves, syringes, dressings, tubing, electrodes , bulk reorder pricing.
12-lead resting ECG carts, Holter monitors, event recorders, telemetry rhythm analysis.
Treadmill & ergometer stress systems, exercise ECG, full cardiopulmonary testing rigs.
We bridge US medical-grade supply and Ethiopian clinical demand , with engineering rigor, compliant documentation, and accelerated freight.
Direct access to a vetted US network of hospital decommission programs, certified refurbishers, and OEM-authorized distributors - for both certified pre-owned and factory-new equipment.
Full technical documentation, serial-number history and supplier credentials delivered before your importer authorizes the transaction. In-person verification available on request.
Two freight tracks - consolidated sea freight via US East Coast ports for larger or heavier loads, or climate-controlled air freight via Dulles & JFK for time-critical orders. EFDA-ready documentation on every shipment.
Most people assume US medical equipment is out of reach. The truth is different. US hospitals are required to replace their equipment every few years - not because it is broken, but because American accreditation rules demand it.
When a US hospital upgrades, its perfectly working monitors, ultrasounds, and ICU equipment is liquidated at a fraction of original cost. Linco accesses that supply directly.
Every unit we source was used in a certified US hospital, maintained on a strict service schedule, and FDA-cleared. We verify it is working before it ships, and you receive full documentation before you commit to anything.
The result: hospital-grade US equipment at prices that compete with - and often beat - Chinese distributor quotes.
The Accreditation Rule
Mandatory 5–7 year replacement cycles
The Joint Commission, the body that certifies US hospitals, requires strict equipment lifecycle policies. Working equipment is replaced on schedule - which means a permanent, predictable supply of hospital-grade devices entering the market every month.
Documented History
Every device has a paper trail
FDA 510(k) clearance follows the serial number forever. US hospitals keep detailed service logs. You know exactly where the unit came from, how it was maintained, and that it works - before you pay the balance.
40–60% Below New
Same machine. Different price.
A certified pre-owned unit from a US hospital system is the same full-specification machine sold new to American hospitals - typically at 40–60% below the new equipment cost.
Share clinical specs, condition preference, and timeline.
We match your spec to a vetted US supplier - OEM distributor for new, or certified refurbisher for pre-owned - and introduce your licensed importer directly.
Supplier issues the proforma to your importer. All finance and verification happen between supplier and importer - Linco never holds funds.
Supplier exports with full customs documentation by air (7–14 days) or sea (30–45 days). Your importer clears at Ethiopia side the standard way.
A recommended starting point for outfitting a new outpatient clinic or rural health post - sourced from vetted US suppliers, fully documented, and shipped by air or sea freight as a single coordinated delivery.
Each unit in the bundle is sourced to its respective EFMHACA minimum specification. Bundle composition is a Linco recommendation, not a regulated package , configure freely to match your facility's clinical scope.
Pricing
Quoted per configuration
USD, ex-works · driven by line-item selection, condition grade & destination
EFDA-Ready Documentation
OEM certificates, calibration reports, BIS/EAR paperwork, commercial invoice , bundled per shipment for Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority registration.
Customs Clearance Support
The supplier ships with complete export documentation - commercial invoice, packing list, OEM certificates and BIS/EAR paperwork - by air to Bole International or by sea to Djibouti and onward. Your licensed importer clears at the Ethiopia side the standard way, using the same documentation set they use on any other import.
Foreign Currency Pathway
Your bank wire or Letter of Credit goes directly to the US supplier as beneficiary. Linco never takes custody of your funds. We provide the documentation guidance your bank needs for foreign currency approval.
A cold email to a US refurbisher or OEM distributor almost always dies in the inbox - no clinical spec translation, no export track record, no route to the buyer they trust. This is the network work we've already done, so your importer walks in warm.
Doors that don't open to outsiders
US hospital decommission programs, certified refurbishers and OEM-authorized distributors sell to accounts they already know. We are that account - your importer inherits the relationship instead of starting from zero.
The spec-to-supplier translation
A clinical brief in Amharic-English gets converted into the exact model numbers, probe sets and reagent SKUs the US supplier recognizes - the single biggest reason direct outreach fails.
Physician-led vetting
A physician trained in the US reviews every supplier match against the clinical use case, so your importer never ends up with a device that looks right on paper but is wrong for the ward.
The questions our clinical partners ask most often before a first order. If something isn't covered, the team responds to written enquiries within one business day.
Submit a specific questionShare your facility's requirement and receive a technical quote with pricing, condition options, and delivery window , within 48 hours.
