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Your StoriesYou are in: Guernsey > People > Your Stories > Ultrasound scanners sent to Africa  MSG staff with the donated scanners Ultrasound scanners sent to AfricaLife saving medical equipment has made its way across Africa thanks to the Tumaini Fund. Three portable ultrasound scanners and other items from Guernsey have been donated to the fund and have gone to help people in Tanzania. Three Portable Ultrasound Scanners have been donated by The Guernsey Medical Specialist Group (MSG) to the Tumaini Fund and have been sent to the Murgwanza Mission Hospital in Kagera, Tanzania. Kagera facts
The scanners, originally valued in the region of £25,000 each, have recently been replaced by more modern and advanced equipment but they are still in good working order. "We are delighted to have found a really valuable use of our equipment which will continue to provide a very important role in a third world environment where resources are limited," said MSG Consultant, Miss Heather Reed. The scanners, together with old Beechwood School computers, sewing machines and handmade jumpers, dresses and blankets made by hundreds of ladies island-wide, were packed into a 20ft container. The container took a long and potentially hazardous journey to Tanzania starting in July. "The logistics of transportation of our container has historically been extremely difficult," said Dr Susan Wilson, The Chairman of Tumaini.
"We rely on God, the goodwill and support of many individuals and the power of prayer. There is always a risk of ambush by Somalian pirates and Burundian bandits along the deserted roads and tracks." "The roads are particularly rough between the capital Dar es Salaam in the south-east of the country and Kagera in the far north-west and therefore transportation takes a long time," Susan said. The Murgwanza Mission Hospital has only one resident doctor but supports a population of more than 300,000. The Tumaini Fund is a Guernsey-based charity seeking to alleviate the terrible suffering of the Aids widows and orphans in Kagera, the north-west province of Tanzania. last updated: 06/07/2009 at 16:36 SEE ALSOYou are in: Guernsey > People > Your Stories > Ultrasound scanners sent to Africa [an error occurred while processing this directive] |
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