Needs for the Galana Clinic
Becky
Lynn Black
Becky put together this list of medical
equipment needed for the Galana Clinic in rural Ethiopia. If possible,
we need this equipment by Oct. 5, 2008 for shipment to Ethiopia on Oct.
7, 2008. If you have any questions, please contact Becky at
434-374-0492, or write us at
dblack@sebts.edu. Thank you. Dave
- Blood pressure apparatus, adult & child,
manual or digital
- Thermometers, digital; prefer centigrade
- Fetal doplar, with gel & rechargeable
batteries
- Assorted procedure equipments…hemostats,
scissors, retractors, forceps, suture sets, needle holders, etc.
- Microscope, lighted
- Sterile drapes & gowns, PPE equipment
- IV Control Pump that uses plain tubing (no
cassette)
- Splints, various sizes, assorted (finger,
limb, neck, abduction)
- Adult & infant scales (for weights), manual
preferred, kilogram if possible
- Otoscope & Laryngescope, with rechargeable
batteries
- Eye/vision chart; Reflex hammer
- Pulse Oximeter
- Urine test strips, pregnancy test strips
- Reference books (English OK, with lots of
pictures)
- Vaginal speculum; D&C set of metal instruments
- Ambu bags, adult & child, with one-way value
protection
- Simple bed with manual crank..only need the
frame, can take apart & reassemble there
- Privacy screen, collapsible
- Vacuum/suction machine, free-standing (like
old Gomco), with re-usable containers
- Manual Vacuum Aspirations set (for incomplete
abortion cases)
- EKG machine; Ultrasound machine; Simple X-ray
machine; Defibrillator
- Any lab equipment for basic lab (CBC,
chemistries, cultures)

September 19, 2008
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