MOBILE HEALTH FACILITIES
Crew members Tony Royston, his wife Patricia (chaplain) and their son Elliot.
visit, much of the other medical capacity building work we do on behalf of the local ministry of health will not be sustainable. Many of the local biomeds are very capable people but have not received any specific training. It is a privilege to help them apply knowledge and skills in their own environment and they are certainly able to teach us how to be resourceful in sometimes challenging circumstances. During each field service in a different
African nation, Mercy Ships provides biomedical technician training. It is a means to improve a country’s overall healthcare ecosystem and biomedical services by providing assignments and projects designed to help technicians gain
Royston has volunteered his vital technical skills on board the Africa Mercy for a decade.
a greater understanding of equipment diagnostics and repair techniques. This also helps local participants to take ownership of their biomedical engineering service in order to learn and apply these skills to enhance their professional interactions with clinical personnel and hospital management. They often need to be reminded that they are a valuable part of the healthcare team. During the August 2017 to June 2018 field service in Cameroon, Mercy Ships collaborated with the capital city’s hospital and the Ministry of Health to provide repairs and renovations. This work was completed in line with the hospital planning that was carried out for the
Building medical capacity is a key part of the strategy Mercy Ships adopts for each developing nation it serves.
biomedical workshop. Once the renovation work was complete, Mercy Ships returned the facility to the hospital and the Ministry of Health for their continued use. This increased the sustainability of the Mercy Ships field service as the facility will remain in operation long after the Africa Mercy departs. The facility was also used during the field service for the biomedical technician training project, during which 28 Cameroonian biomedical technicians attended training courses run by Mercy Ships. During the 10 month tour of duty in Cameroon, more than 2700 people in poverty received free essential surgery on board the Mercy Ship.
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