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Demonstration of Hematology and Immunoassay Machines

Demonstration of Hematology and Immunoassay Machines

In July 2015, Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins made a huge step toward improving health care in Sierra Leone with the donation of seven Beckman Coulter Hematology and Immuno-assay machines, which finally arrived in Sierra Leone in April 2016.

This one effort will be the biggest thing we have accomplished to date. Currently, there are no machines of this kind in the entire country. Any comprehensive blood and urine testing must be sent out of the country for analysis at considerable expense, which very few can afford. View the video demo/introduction of these machines by Oliver Swann and Shauntaya Durant, two lab technologists at Suburban Hospital. The recent shipment also contained a number of donated cardiology machines (ECG/Stress) .

We have identified a destination facility and Beckman Coulter has been very helpful in their commitment in set up and working out logistics for the sustainability for these vital machines.

A One-Bedroom Clinic

A One-Bedroom Clinic

We visited a small one-bedroom clinic in Wilberforce, Freetown. Hope for Lives has been providing medical supplies to this clinic called, Hope Life Savers Clinic. During our visit to the clinic, more than a hundred women and children waited to visit with us. I was in tears the entire time. Looking at many of them, you can see hope from their eyes.

A #HugeStep for Healthcare in Sierra Leone

A #HugeStep for Healthcare in Sierra Leone

Hope for Lives is raising funds to send critical medical equipment to Sierra Leone. This equipment will be delivered to hospitals with patients in dire need of proper medical imaging. Your support will go DIRECTLY to saving lives. Click View Post to learn more and how you can help us take a #HugeStep in improving Healthcare in Sierra Leone.

Suburban Hospital Donating Medical Equipment to Hope for Lives

Suburban Hospital Donating Medical Equipment to Hope for Lives

Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, in Bethesda, Maryland, has pledged a very generous donation of seven hematology and immunoassay machines used in processing panels for plasma, serum and urine that are vital in analyzing patient health conditions. 

Sail Away

Sail Away

Our first 40 ft container of medical supplies to help fight against the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone is on its way. If it is safe, I'll be traveling to Sierra Leone for the arrival of the container, making sure it goes to the right people and is put to use for the right reasons.

Medical Mission

Medical Mission

Connaught Hospital, in Freetown, is the main referral hospital in Sierra Leone and the only public hospital providing care for patients who cannot afford a fee-for-service facility. Hope for Lives visits the hospital on EVERY visit to Salone, delivering donated medical supplies and providing meals to hundreds of patients and staff.