Uganda
Dr. Keita Ikeda, University of Virginia, travels to Uganda several times per year with teams from Duke University to help improve anesthesiology infrastructure.
Worldwide, more than 95% of the medical equipment at hospitals and clinics in low-income countries is imported. Yet, Duke research shows that 40-95% of this equipment is broken or out of service.
Duke research has shown that with more functioning medical equipment, there are fewer wait times for surgery, more treatments available for premature infants and more accurate patient diagnosis. The training program and research could possibly lead to lower hospital mortality rates in the future.
Blog of a Ugandian experience: 2017 – Amanda Lamb (reporter from WRAL)
This opportunity is not open to residents at this time.
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- Mengo Hospital-Dr. Haglund, Dr. Kitya, Dr. Kiryabwire, residents & biomed technician in front of main building (Mission hospital established by Sir Albert Cook)
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- New Mulago Hospital, a gift from Princess Margaret in 1963
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- View from the new Mulago hospital looking toward Mengo Hill.
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- Dr. Ikeda looking thru spare parts in the clinical engineering room in Mulago Hospital
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- Clinical engineering room (Old Mulago)
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- Donated items to Mengo Hospital
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- Universal anesthesia machine. Has an O2 concentrator at bottom
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- Narko Med 2b fixible with high pressure arterial lines
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- Fifteen year old orthopedic drill batteries
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- Adapting for a missing 3 prong
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- Compressor running Anesthesia equipment
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- Keeping the rain out of the patient area
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- Improvised wheelchair
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- Dr. Ikeda in typical work gear
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- Surgery with camping headlamps during power outage
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- No wall compression
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- Old, but good equipment
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- OR storage solutions
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- One of many carts
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- Old Mulago orthopedic theatre surgery. Narkomed 2B replaced the ether vaporizer
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- New operating room, Mengo Hospital