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

• Main Authors: Stephen RC Howie (Author), Sarah E Hill (Author), David Peel (Author), Momodou Sanneh (Author), Malick Njie (Author), Philip C Hill (Author), Kim Mulholland (Author), Richard A Adegbola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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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...