The University of Birmingham and Global Hospital have joined forces to install solar power at a Nigerian hospital – providing medical staff with the power required to continue delivering surgery and patient treatment during blackouts.
The University of Birmingham and Global Hospital have joined forces to install solar power at a Nigerian hospital – providing medical staff with the power required to continue delivering surgery and patient treatment during blackouts.
Work has begun on installing solar panels and batteries at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), in Ile Ife – allowing operating theatres and intensive care unit to continue to function safely and effectively.
The NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (GSU) at the University of Birmingham is working on the project with Global Hospital – the commercial and industry-leading healthcare infrastructure development arm of Kids Operating Room, the world’s leading NGO focused on children’s surgery.
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