Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Our Work In Mozambique

The following is a list of the work completed by us at the Chicuque Rural Hospital in Mozambique. The trip was a success and the hospital director looks forward to receiving more "WeServe" students in 2010.


Ø Completed an inspection of medical equipment in all departments of the hospital

Ø Created a list of equipment that required restoration, service or maintenance (or any combination thereof)

Ø Diagnosed defects in equipment through inspection, testing and research

Ø Restored equipment to functional state (listed below)

Ø Located and translated manuals (to Portuguese) for future reference of users and maintenance department

Ø Created and posted instructions for:
1) the correct handling of equipment, including blood analyzers, autoclaves, centrifuges, and incubators
2) the correct protocol for procedures related to microscopy, pipetting, sterilization, and centrifugation

Equipment restored:

§ 1 surgical endoscope (Surgery)
§ 1 centrifuge (Laboratory)
§ 1 X-ray ID card scanner (Radiology)
§ 1 ophthalmic microscope (Opthalmology)
§ 1 incubator (Maternity)
§ 1 EKG machine (Medical Ward)
§ 2 ophthalmic machine (Opthalmology)

Equipment requiring replacement parts:

§ 1 incubator (Maternity): requires a new transformer
§ 1 scale (Laboratory): requires a new memory chip
§ 1 autoclave (Surgical): requires a silicone gasket
§ 1 autoclave (Surgical): requires a new heating element

3 comments:

  1. Hi,

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  2. Hi Sharon,
    this is a just a blog for students who volunteer in Africa through the Drexel University weServe program.
    Thanks
    Zain

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  3. Job well done! It's good to hear that there are people and organizations that go out of their way to serve others. And you were able to bring lots of medical equipment. The incubator and the autoclave are must-haves for every hospital.

    >Carmella@AllClaveParts.com

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