GAZHP president Dr. Joseph Yikona and resuscitation practitioner Kevin Brown — both of West Suffolk Hospital — worked with the University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Medicine in Lusaka to provide the teaching school with simulation equipment previously used at the West Suffolk Hospital.
The equipment, considered surplus to requirement in the United Kingdom, stands to hugely benefit training and teaching in parts of the world where resuscitation apparatus such as manikins can be very difficult to both find and fund.
"The University of Zambia is my alma mater and I'm delighted that we were able to donate this vital equipment to the university where I undertook my undergraduate medical training. My aspiration is to help Zambia achieve a clear-cut, identifiable, cohesive and deliberate training program in resuscitation and recognition of life-threatening clinical events similar to the NHS here. It is a big but achievable ambition which we will take one small step at a time." — Dr. Joseph Yikona
Kevin Brown added: "While the world of resuscitation simulation is moving forward very fast in the United Kingdom, these manikins still could be of huge benefit to teaching universities such as this one in Lusaka. Joseph approached our team about the potential of donating the equipment and we were more than happy to help in any way we could."
The simulation manikins would travel around 5,000 miles from Bury St Edmunds to Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
Source: West Suffolk NHS Trust Newsroom