March 17th
I arrived at the hospital today and was warmly received by the medical director and hospital staff. I met with the operating theatre team and brought in the six boxes of supplies that I transported. We opened each box, and
I arrived at the hospital today and was warmly received by the medical director and hospital staff. I met with the operating theatre team and brought in the six boxes of supplies that I transported. We opened each box, and
Despite some initial trepidation about transporting four boxes of equipment to Nigeria, I made it! I found a way to stuff the boxes inside suitcases to make them less obvious, then carried the new 50″ hospital antenna in a poster
In two days I’ll be heading back to Nigeria armed with two suitcases filled with equipment. One will have the LED headlamps and new LED lightbulbs procured for the operating room and maternity wards. The other will have boxes of
Laura will be returning to Northern Nigeria this month to bring additional supplies to Kofan Gayan hospital and to witness the beginning of the solar electric installation in the operating theatre, maternity ward and labor and delivery. Overhead lights will
WE CARE had it’s first community fundraiser in Berkeley on February 22, 2009! We sponsored an evening of Live West African Music, Dancing, and Slides of Nigeria. Musicians and dancers from Africa and United States performed under the direction of
Early success from our recent fund raising drive allowed us to purchase two brand new two-way ICOM radios to supplement our four existing Motorola radios in Nigeria and rapid chargers for ALL of the radios currently in use. We are
Reports from our pilot project in Northern Nigeria reveal that the used two-way radios we deployed are failing to work through the entire night shift. These used Motorola radios were provided as donations, and were never thought to be ideal
There are things that we absolutely take for granted in American medicine. For example, it would not occur to us that a hospital would not have running water, electricity, or a telephone. We anticipate attentive front-line care from nursing staff,
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