the Portable anaesthesia machine
LAck of Equipment
Many hospitals in poor countries lack appropriate or functional anaesthesia equipment. Without anaesthesia there can be no safe surgery. As a result thousands of patients die or suffer long-term disability due to easily treatable conditions.
SAWW provides portable anaesthesia machines to hospitals in need. These simple machines can be used even where medical facilities are very basic, including remote rural hospitals or in emergency situations.
A UNIQUE LIFE-SAVING SOLUTION
Much complex anaesthesia equipment is unsuitable for use in low-resourced hospitals that cannot afford to operate, maintain or service it. The portable 'Glostavent' anaesthesia machine is a unique solution to providing anaesthesia in low-resoured hospitals. It has no need for electricity and and will work without compressed gases. It is inexpensive to run and affordable for hospitals in poor countries. It is simple to operate and easily serviced with local technical skills.
The Glostavent anaesthesia machine is manufactured by Diamedica (UK) Ltd.
Suitability
The portable Glostavent machines are the first choice for many humanitarian organisations. It comes in a case that can be easily carried to virtually any location and set up to use within minutes. It is used in operating theatres worldwide; on outreach missions to bring surgery to remote rural communities; in field hospitals in the aftermath of natural disasters; and in mobile hospitals used in conflict zones.
SAWW only donates equipment that is fit for purpose in resource-poor locations. We give healthcare workers the tools they need to treat and care effectively for their patients. So far, SAWW has donated more than 50 anaesthesia machines.
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Will you help us to do more ? Your donation will help patients in poor, isolated and remote locations to receive the surgical treatments they need, preventing suffering and saving lives. Thank you.