Used Medical Equipment on its way to Ghana

A shipment of used medical equipment is en-route to Ghana, thanks to the support of local community groups and residents.

This shipment of much-needed medical equipment includes an operating room table, an incubator, medical stretchers, and hospital beds. The entire shipment is made up of unwanted hospital equipment collected from hospitals, doctors, and surgical centers.

Donations from local residents and community organizations throughout the year are paying for the safe storage and transport of the equipment which will be distributed amongst hospitals in Ghana. Fundraising events were held to raise these funds. This project is part of the charity work of Josie Quartson, founder of Upkeep and Support for West African Hospitals UK, a local charity. The charity is made up of teams of volunteers who work in the NHS and GP's surgeries across the district, and who collect discarded medical equipment for re-use.

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