Engineering world Health Organisation

Engineering world health organisation http://www.ewh.org/ is a not-for-profit charitable organisation which trys to use the capacities of engineering schools and engineers to promote the global health specifically by identifying the needs of hospitals in developing world and by helping them to overcome some of the existing difficulties that they have.

This organisation is involved in the aid for assessment of needs of hospitals in developing world, helping in delivery and maintainance of the devices needed as well as training people in hopitals to use and repair the medical devices.

The organisation, encourages design of new medical devices and equipements suitable for these countries ( since their needs is different from developped countries) and build existing designs to ship in these countries.

The Summer Institute is an opportunity for engineering students to gain hands on repair and design experience while simultaneously helping disadvantaged hospitals and patients in a developing nation. Open to students of engineering, physics and chemistry, the Summer starts from one month of intensive technical training combined by courses on language and culture of disadvantage countries and then sent to help hospitals in the areas most needed. To get more information, take a look at their website: http://www.ewh.org/summer/index.php