Generator maintenance in ghanaian Hospitals

Hospitals need electricity. Operation theaters need light and medical fridges need power. A blackout can be fatal. The instability of the Ghanaian national grid is not able to provide this all the time which leads to hospitals frequently relying on generators to cover the blackouts. . These blackouts occur unannounced, important devices have to be […]

Environmentally friendly disposal of biomedical waste in Beni, Nepal

In September of 2017 two members of the RG Munich traveled to Beni to realize the regional groups second hospital waste project in Nepal. In cooperation with local partners an incinerator was built successfully at the Myagdi District Hospital, accompanied by trainings for the hospital staff. Beni is a town with a population of nearly […]

Maintenance of Medical Waste Incinerator in Tanzania

Background Regional group Amberg has built an incinerator for infectious waste in the Tanzanian city Nkoaranga. The local project partner was the Nkoaranga Lutheran Hospital. Four members of “Technology without borders” not only built the incinerator, but also conducted workshops to introduce the hospital staff to the incinerator. Our project partners on-site informed us about […]

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Emergency supply for a hospital in Eikwe – Ghana

The St.-Martin De Porris Hospital in the little fisher village Eikwe is located in South West Ghana, just a few hundred metres form the Atlantic Coast, and caters for a population of over 100000 habitants. Due to the generally insufficient energy supply in Ghana the hospital is affected by almost daily power outages from the […]

Terra Preta-Research in Uganda

Terra Preta is an anthropogenic modified soil type with a high capacity for water and nutrient retention. For this reason the plants growing on Terra Preta soils have a higher productivity. In comparison to mineral fertilizers the effect of Terra Preta lasts for a long time. The original Terra Preta soils that had been discovered […]