1. Rotary Global Grant Medical Supplies and Equipment for a Village Primary Health Care Center in South Sudan

2. Rotary Club of Boston #7 is leading a Global Grant partnership to assist a rural village in South Sudan

3. South Sudan is located in east Africa. The world’s newest nation, South Sudan is one of the poorest places on earth.

4. A typical village home in South Sudan

5. In rural villages, babies are usually born at home. South Sudan has one of the world’s highest infant and maternal mortality rates.

6. Even today access to clean drinking water is limited in some rural areas.

7. With the support of the local community and their NGO partner, the village of Wunlang has installed clean water, constructed a health center, and staffed the clinic with trained health workers who provide basic health services.

8. The floor plan consists of six rooms.

9. The rooms have no furniture or equipment, so staff and patients sit on the floor – as in this training session for traditional birth attendants.

10. Simple shelving stores basic supplies the community has been able to source locally with the help of their NGO partner.

11. Global Grant Synopsis With this grant, we plan to – Acquire, ship, deliver, and deploy medical supplies and equipment for the health center – Provide basic training in equipment operations and maintenance – Monitor and evaluate use of the equipment and health center services Key partners – Rotary Club of Boston #7 – Rotary Club of Juba (South Sudan) – IMEC Other partners – Other clubs and districts – Individual donors – Perhaps you? Your club? Your friends?

12. At their warehouse in North Andover, Massachusetts, IMEC collects, cleans, and packages hospital supplies, equipment, and other furnishings for health facilities in the developing world.

13. They assemble the equipment and supplies into complete “suites”. Exam Suite Advanced Neonatal nursery suite

14. Box with hospital linen Desk Diagnostic set- BP cuff, oto-opthalmoscope Exam light Exam table File cabinet – 2 drawer Medication cabinet/car Office chair Patient chair Patient scale Waste container Box of clinic supplies The Exam Room includes:

15. IMEC suites Delivery Dental Exam Eye Care/ENT Labor Laboratory Laundry Medical Library Medical Records Medical Supply Nursery Extension Nursery Nurses Station Observation Patient Pediatric Exam Pediatric Pharmacy Physical Therapy Pre-op Radiology Accessories Radiology Special Care Special Procedures Staff Lounge Sterilization Surgical Waiting Room

16. IMEC has reviewed the needs of the Wunlang village health center, and defined this layout and use of space, specifying the associated suites necessary for efficient and effective village health services.

17. IMEC packages the suites on palettes for loading into a container for shipping. They have partnered with Rotary many times, and they have an excellent track record of successful projects.

18. The shipping container is transported to the village. Here a clinic in Kenya unloads their container.

19. Unloading supplies.

20. IMEC beds in an observation ward in Utawala, Kenya

21. IMEC Exam suite in Kenya

22. Exam suite and lab suite sent from IMEC to another facility in Africa.

23. Celebrating the arrival of equipment.

24. I nternational Medical Equipment Collaborative www.imecamerica.org www.imecamerica.org

25. More information at: http://www.bostonrotary.org http://www.matchinggrants.org/global/project608.html Email: rcmoulton@gmail.com Thank You!