Overview
Unavailability of essential clinical equipment can be a serious problem in low-resource settings.Whilst medical equipment donations can play a critical role in filling gaps, without careful planning, donations can fail and even become a burden on the receiving institution.
Key facts:
On Medical Equipment Donations to Low Resource Settings at St George's, University of London by FutureLearn , developed in collaboration with the Tropical Health Education Trust (THET), you‘ll learn best practices in planning a donation of medical equipment to a low-resource setting.
You’ll discover how to decide what to donate to have the greatest long-term impact, how to ensure your donation will be sustainable, and the key pitfalls to consider.
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Topics:
Planning a donation: assessing what is needed
Feasibility and sustainability – is this going to work?
Options when sourcing the equipment: local versus international suppliers
Second-hand equipment donations
Medical device regulations
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Duration
- Part-time
- 14 days
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Health Health Administration Health Sciences View 340 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- This course is designed for healthcare professionals – including medical students – considering donations of medical equipment to low-resource healthcare settings.
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International
109 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 109 USD for the full programme during 14 days. -
National
109 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 109 USD for the full programme during 14 days.
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