Hospital in a Box

This another scintillating presentation from TED conferences. Dr Seyi Oyesola gives an impressive and passionate presentation on the state of health care in his home country, Nigeria, and how he and some of his colleagues were able to perform open heart surgeries in one of the most challenging environment.

Dr Oyesola captures the essence of what is most needed in the sub-Sahara Africa: Capacity to find practical solutions to problems.

Dr. Seyi Oyesola points out that common, survivable ailments and injuries - burns, trauma, heart attacks - kill thousands of Africans each year because basic medical care can be so hard to get. To help bring surgical care to every region of the continent, Oyesola co-developed CompactOR, or the “Hospital in a Box”: a portable medical system that contains anesthetic and surgical equipment. The operating suite is light enough to be dropped into inaccessible zones by helicopter, and can be powered by solar panels.

Enjoy!

Hat tip: Timbuktu Chronicles