Imaging in Developing Countries

Special Interest Group

Safelights find new homes in Malawi

2 safelights, previously used at a hospital in Coventry, have been given a new lease of life at Ekwendeni and Livingstonia Mission Hospitals in Northern Malawi.

Following the opening of a new, fully digital hospital in Coventry the safelights were no longer required. They were therefore donated to the hospitals in Malawi via the Raven Trust to replace safelights that were in a very poor condition indeed. As a result, image quality has increased.

Importantly, the safelights were donated with a large number of spare bulbs and filters in order that they can be of use to the hospitals for many years to come.

Actinic ‘name marker’ arrives safely in St Helena

Margaret Mulligan was able to take an actinic marker to St Helena, South Atlantic when she undertook a short placement there. The actinic marker was a donation from a UK hospital, arranged by Andy Creeden of the IDC-SIG. The marker means that names can now be permanently marked on x-ray before processing.

Mobile AMX 4 Unit Donated to Malawi

An AMX 4 mobile x-ray unit was donated by GE Healthcare to Livingstonia Hospital in Malawi, with the help of the IDC-SIG and the Raven Trust.

The AMX 4 had previously been installed at a UK PFI hospital, but had received relatively little use.

Andy Creeden from the IDC-SIG arranged the donation from GE following an appeal by the Raven Trust. The Raven Trust then arranged shipping of the unit to Livingstonia. It arrived with only a small cosmetic dent in its casing, and is now in regular use. It will be maintained by visiting engineers from the Raven Trust.