Imagine needing an operation without anaesthesia. This is the reality for most patients in poor countries. Without anaesthesia, surgery is often impossible and patients die or suffer disability as a result. This donation will be used to send vital equipment to a hospital that lacks the resources to provide anaesthesia for every patient in need. We supply a simple, portable anaesthesia machine that will function in the most basic conditions, without electricity or compressed gases. It is a lifesaving machine that enables the delivery of safe, affordable anaesthesia in low-resourced hospitals. It can also be used in field hospitals and in emergency response to natural disasters and conflicts. Each machine will be used hundreds, if not thousands of times, for essential surgical procedures to treat women with problems in labour, children with birth abnormalities, hernias, tumours, serious injuries, burns and more.
