Unused Sterile Connecting Device?

[ribekak]

Recently, I posted a thread regarding a trek I made to Everest Base Camp to raise money for Kanti Children’s Hospital in Kathmandu. The NGO, Medical Mercy Canada, organized it to help establish a donor clinic and blood bank there. We were successful in reaching our target (base camp), but our fundraising efforts came up a little short.

As a short term compromise and to relieve some of the problems in the hospital, I was hoping to source a sterile connecting device for their lab.

I know these units aren’t replaced that often, but if there is a lab out there that might have an extra one collecting dust (even if it’s older), I think they would be interested. Unfortunately, the standards of quality in the developing world aren’t has stringent as our facilities, and they’d be willing to work with whatever they can get.

Thanks for your help.

Ribeka Kim, MLT, B.Sc.

Transfusion Medicine Service, VGH

[OneMore]

@ribekak This is an old post, and I definitely hope you were able to get the issues sorted and the equipment picked out.  Would you be willing/able to give an update regarding the hospital and any current needs/fundraising efforts?