In partnership with DHL, the Mater Hospital endeavours to send unwanted items of medical equipment to needy hospitals around the world. The most recent container, which went to a Ugandan hospital last year, contained over 80 cartons of health related books donated from various medical libraries around Australia. This particular hospital has just opened a "Health University" to train their own Ugandan nurses, doctors and allied health professionals (see HLA News March 2008, pg6).
We are again sending a container load of equipment to this Ugandan hospital in August and they have requested more books. In their own words: "We are still in need of lots of text books - these can be medical and nursing, medical management, health policy, paramedical, - really anything to do with health. We have a fairly urgent need for these this year."
Anyone wishing to donate books or journals should contact:
Graham Carter
Manager, Biomedical Engineering Services
Mater Health Services
Raymond Terrace
Brisbane. 4101
Ph: 07 3163 1219
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