Anesthesia

The health sector of Nigeria has been facing hardships for many years, primarily due to a lack of funding. The equipment in almost all government hospitals are dilapidated or non-existent. Realizing that the Nigerian government cannot tackle the challenges facing healthcare alone, a global partnership between the Coca-Cola African Foundation (TCCAF) and MedShare International, a US-based non-profit organization, has been formed to alleviate some of these problems.

Hospital equipment has been procured under the auspices of the global partnership between TCCAF and MedShare International. The first shipment of equipment, delivered in a 40-foot container, has now been delivered to Massey Street Children’s Hospital Lagos. This medical equipment will help to strengthen the institution’s capacity to provide healthcare to millions of children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.

The donation includes patient transport equipment, anesthesia equipment, operating room tables, dental examination and surgical chairs, medical furniture, and other much needed medical equipment.

Under this partnership, the foundation has granted $400,000 over a five-year period to Medshare International in Africa for the necessary medical equipment and supplies.

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GE, manufacturer of the popular line of Datex-Ohmeda medical equipment, and the GE Foundation have contributed medical equipment and cash donations to assist hospitals and communities in earthquake-impacted areas of China.

Within two days following the earthquake, GE made cash donations of $1.4 million to the Red Cross Society of China. They also donated medical equipment valued at $720,000. Since that time, over 7,000 GE employees in Greather China have contributed an additional $891,000 in cash and matching gifts to the Red Cross Society of China.

Equipment included in these donations included anesthesia machines, x-ray machines, vital signs monitors, and other emergency medical equipment. This week, an additional shipment of medical equipment, valued at $1.4 million, has been dispatched to hospitals and communities in Chengdu, Gansu and Sichuan provinces.

The total value of contributions to China Earthquake Relief from GE now exceeds $4.3 million. DRE carries refurbished medical equipment manufactured by GE Healthcare including the GE, Dinamap, Datex, and Ohmeda brands.

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A Vietnam hospital that was struggling to provide medical services due to poor medical facilities has received a much-needed donation of medical equipment. The hospital of Na Ri district in Bac Kan province received a donation of an anesthesia machine and two patient monitors, valued at over VND 300 million.

The unexpected donation was made by Trang An hospital, which is owned by Medtech. The company has also promised to provide 60 beds to the Na Ri hospital in 2008. In addition, Trang An hospital will continue to provide other necessary hospital equipment as well as free surgery and testing training for doctors in Bac Kan province.

This donation will allow the hospital at Na Ri to improve health care for local people, especially ethnic minority groups. The hospital is currently understaffed, with only 14 doctors and one pharmacist.