
Engineering World Health is pleased to send you this edition of our electronic newsletter. You are receiving this because you signed up on our website, or have participated in or expressed interest in one of our programs. You may use the link at right to subscribe to mailings of print materials. To unsubscribe, please email info@ewh.org with "unsubscribe" in the subject line. In this issue: EWH prepares to roll out BMET Training Program in Rwanda Ten Teams Compete in EWH Design Competition Summer Institute Attracts Students from Around the Globe EWH prepares to roll out BMET Training Program in Rwanda EWH CEO Melissa Beard and Billy Teninty, EWH Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) Coordinator, visited Rwanda recently to finalize preparations for the EWH BMET Rwanda Project and to meet with Dr. Richard Sezibera, Rwanda Minister of Health. Pictured (left to right) are Martin Manzi, Director, Central Maintenance Workshop, Billy Teninty, Dr. Richard Sezibera, and Melissa Beard. Engineering World Health began the BMET training program in late 2009 to provide a training course for 45 biomedical equipment technicians in Rwanda. The program is funded by the GE Foundation with the goal of providing enough trained technicians to service every hospital in Rwanda. Much of the medical equipment in Rwandan hospitals is now non-functional, due in large part to a lack of trained technicians to maintain and repair it. As a result, the health system loses the opportunity to treat and diagnose patients, exacerbating the country’s difficulties with primary health care and diseases. The GE Foundation has generously donated new medical equipment to Rwanda. Their investment in training skilled technicians will ensure that the equipment delivered by the GE Foundation and most other medical equipment in Rwanda can be properly maintained and remain serviceable for many years into the future. You can donate to EWH to help cover the costs of tool kits for these technicians in Rwanda. EWH is currenlty looking for a one-year commitment from a volunteer on-the-ground-coordinator to work in Kigali with this program. Food, lodging, and travel expenses are covered. Visit our site for more info or to apply for this exciting position! Ten Teams Compete in EWH Design Competition The aim of the EWH Design Competition is to engage students in developing novel medical technology that can have a positive impact on global health. The competition was launched in fall of 2009, and there will be 10 design teams from the EWH chapters at the following universities: Cal Poly, Duke, Georgia Tech, ITESM Chihuahua, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, USC, U of Toronto, UW-Madison, and Washington U in St. Louis. The final deadline for design submissions from the teams is June 15, 2010. The chairman of the judging panel will be Professor Jay Goldberg of Marquette University, who brings five years of leading the Biomedical Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Award (bmeIDEA) design competition. The teams will deliver their design submissions by the teams by the aforementioned deadline, and the judges will meet several weeks thereafter to discuss the submissions and come to a final decision about the top three placing teams. The top three placing EWH chapters will be awarded $5,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively to advance their chapter programs and activities. Successful designs can be put into use in the developing world. More info... Summer Institute Attracts Students from Around the Globe The EWH Summer Institutes, administered by Duke University, continue to attract students who seek a chance to live in a developing country with a local family, learn a new language and use newly acquired technical skills to improve health care in the community. One month of training is followed by a month of service in a local hospital during which participants install and repair equipment, train the staff, take inventory, and perform other engineering duties. The program is open to qualified people from all countries. In addition to improving the quality of health care, the program offers participants a life-changing experience and the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to international development. For many it is the beginning of a long-term commitment to helping poor and vulnerable people. Although space is limited, Summer Institute applications are still being accepted. Visit the website for more details... To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, please send an email to info@ewh.org with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.	Donate: Your donations help EWH improve health care in developing nations. Subscribe: to the EWH mailing list to receive periodic mailings on our upcoming events. We respect your privacy, and never share our lists with anyone. Follow EWH on Twitter Check out the EWH Facebook page Adopt-a-hospital Program EWH is currently making plans to roll out the adopt-a-hospital program, in which EWH chapters, volunteers, and donors can become more connected to the developing world hospitals served by Engineering World Health. The program is set to launch in spring of 2010. With this program, EWH can enhance support of our hospitals and technicians throughout the year by providing low-cost medical equipment, service manuals, technical support, and other direct aid. Donors can choose which hospitals and projects they would like to fund with their generous contributions. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months! EWH–Georgia Tech Chapter News After the recent disaster in Haiti, the EWH Chapter located at Georgia Tech volunteered immediately to lend their time and skills to MedShare, a Georgia-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries. The students, along with MedShare staff assembled PET devices and various other pieces of medical equipment. This equipment will be sent to Haiti within the coming weeks. This past week, EWH staff members were in Atlanta to visit the Georgia Tech chapter and the MedShare offices and discuss ideas for future collaborations.

Engineering World Health is pleased to send you this edition of our electronic newsletter. You are receiving this because you signed up on our website, or have participated in or expressed interest in one of our programs. You may use the link at right to subscribe to mailings of print materials. To unsubscribe, please email info@ewh.org with "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

In this issue:

EWH prepares to roll out BMET Training Program in Rwanda
Ten Teams Compete in EWH Design Competition
Summer Institute Attracts Students from Around the Globe

EWH prepares to roll out BMET Training Program in Rwanda

EWH CEO Melissa Beard and Billy Teninty, EWH Biomedical Equipment Technician (BMET) Coordinator, visited Rwanda recently to finalize preparations for the EWH BMET Rwanda Project and to meet with Dr. Richard Sezibera, Rwanda Minister of Health. Pictured (left to right) are Martin Manzi, Director, Central Maintenance Workshop, Billy Teninty, Dr. Richard Sezibera, and Melissa Beard.

Engineering World Health began the BMET training program in late 2009 to provide a training course for 45 biomedical equipment technicians in Rwanda. The program is funded by the GE Foundation with the goal of providing enough trained technicians to service every hospital in Rwanda.

Much of the medical equipment in Rwandan hospitals is now non-functional, due in large part to a lack of trained technicians to maintain and repair it. As a result, the health system loses the opportunity to treat and diagnose patients, exacerbating the country’s difficulties with primary health care and diseases. The GE Foundation has generously donated new medical equipment to Rwanda. Their investment in training skilled technicians will ensure that the equipment delivered by the GE Foundation and most other medical equipment in Rwanda can be properly maintained and remain serviceable for many years into the future. You can donate to EWH to help cover the costs of tool kits for these technicians in Rwanda.

EWH is currenlty looking for a one-year commitment from a volunteer on-the-ground-coordinator to work in Kigali with this program. Food, lodging, and travel expenses are covered. Visit our site for more info or to apply for this exciting position!

Ten Teams Compete in EWH Design Competition

The aim of the EWH Design Competition is to engage students in developing novel medical technology that can have a positive impact on global health. The competition was launched in fall of 2009, and there will be 10 design teams from the EWH chapters at the following universities: Cal Poly, Duke, Georgia Tech, ITESM Chihuahua, Johns Hopkins, Purdue, USC, U of Toronto, UW-Madison, and Washington U in St. Louis. The final deadline for design submissions from the teams is June 15, 2010.

The chairman of the judging panel will be Professor Jay Goldberg of Marquette University, who brings five years of leading the Biomedical Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Award (bmeIDEA) design competition.

The teams will deliver their design submissions by the teams by the aforementioned deadline, and the judges will meet several weeks thereafter to discuss the submissions and come to a final decision about the top three placing teams. The top three placing EWH chapters will be awarded $5,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively to advance their chapter programs and activities. Successful designs can be put into use in the developing world. More info...

Summer Institute Attracts Students from Around the Globe

The EWH Summer Institutes, administered by Duke University, continue to attract students who seek a chance to live in a developing country with a local family, learn a new language and use newly acquired technical skills to improve health care in the community. One month of training is followed by a month of service in a local hospital during which participants install and repair equipment, train the staff, take inventory, and perform other engineering duties.

The program is open to qualified people from all countries. In addition to improving the quality of health care, the program offers participants a life-changing experience and the opportunity to contribute in a meaningful way to international development. For many it is the beginning of a long-term commitment to helping poor and vulnerable people.

Although space is limited, Summer Institute applications are still being accepted. Visit the website for more details...

To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, please send an email to info@ewh.org with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.

Donate: Your donations help EWH improve health care in developing nations.

Subscribe: to the EWH mailing list to receive periodic mailings on our upcoming events. We respect your privacy, and never share our lists with anyone.

Follow EWH on Twitter

Check out the EWH Facebook page

Adopt-a-hospital Program EWH is currently making plans to roll out the adopt-a-hospital program, in which EWH chapters, volunteers, and donors can become more connected to the developing world hospitals served by Engineering World Health. The program is set to launch in spring of 2010. With this program, EWH can enhance support of our hospitals and technicians throughout the year by providing low-cost medical equipment, service manuals, technical support, and other direct aid. Donors can choose which hospitals and projects they would like to fund with their generous contributions. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months!

EWH–Georgia Tech Chapter News After the recent disaster in Haiti, the EWH Chapter located at Georgia Tech volunteered immediately to lend their time and skills to MedShare, a Georgia-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.

The students, along with MedShare staff assembled PET devices and various other pieces of medical equipment. This equipment will be sent to Haiti within the coming weeks. This past week, EWH staff members were in Atlanta to visit the Georgia Tech chapter and the MedShare offices and discuss ideas for future collaborations.