Letters from around the world: Charcoal stove = incubator
Posted by christina
We can’t wait to expand to Africa and help rural villages. Charcoal stoves to heat babies?!?! Oh no =(
I recently returned from Uganda where I was caring for a premature baby with no incubator or way of warming him other than a small space heater in the hospital. He came from an extremely poor village called Masese where there are a high number of premature babies born each year. A few days ago I found out that the baby passed away. The town that I was working in has no incubators. The main hospital uses charcoal stoves to heat babies. Now that I am back in the US I am working to provide a way for the voluteers that are there in Masese to help care for these babies. Right now, my primary concern in their body temperature. In my research for a sustainable way to heat infants, I came across your organization. I would like to hear more about your product and if it is something that could be availble to provide for this community. Thank you, Jenny