Beyond good intentions: lessons on equipment donation from an African hospital

OBJECTIVE: In 2000, a referral hospital in the Gambia accepted a donation of oxygen concentrators to help maintain oxygen supplies. The concentrators broke down and were put into storage. A case study was done to find the reasons for the problem and to draw lessons to help improve both oxygen suppli...

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Main Authors: Stephen RC Howie, Sarah E Hill, David Peel, Momodou Sanneh, Malick Njie, Philip C Hill, Kim Mulholland, Richard A Adegbola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862008000100015&lng=en&tlng=en