Initiative: Medical Equipment Training
Need
Equipment donated by various sources often arrives in countries of need never to be used. Missing manuals and incompatible power connections are problematic. Equipment that is functional won’t remain so for long without appropriate maintenance or someone with the technical knowledge to repair it. Other hospitals simply cannot afford to purchase medical equipment.
“U.S. volunteers committed 2,892 hours to Medical Equipment Training projects in 2006 in the U.S. and abroad.” —Bill Teninty, MET Manager
Solution
Medical Equipment Training graduates and students in Ghana.
International Aid equips native residents to perform equipment maintenance, repairs, and troubleshoot problems that typically would disable lifesaving equipment permanently.
Our Medical Equipment Training program trains local men and women to repair equipment for hospitals and clinics, and provides repair manuals and tool kits. Nearly 400 students have entered the program since 1998; 180 have graduated while others work to complete the six training modules that prepare them for graduation.
International Aid works with a number of professional and educational institution affiliations to recruit volunteers to train students recruited with the help of coordinating faith-based agencies and the hospitals they support in various countries.
Training includes all minor and major types of surgical and monitoring equipment from blood pressure apparatus and sterilizers to cardiac, x-ray, and clinical laboratory equipment.
