Equipment

Over the past 5 months we have been fund-raising for equipment for the cardiology clinic.  I need a minimum of 3 essential items to start a cardiology clinic: a cardiac ultrasound, a treadmill, and a table to do echo imaging. We are finally VERY close to having those 3 items! Special thanks to all the people who donated so generously and to the Auxiliary for the Loma Linda School of Medicine who have made it their goal to raise $15,000 towards the echo (ultrasound) machine! Because of the relatively difficult logistics of waiting until all the money is raised and then trying to ship a machine to me in Africa. And also so that I can start the clinic soon after landing in Malawi, rather than waiting an unknown amount of time for the machine to arrive. I am pleased to write that Adventist Health International (AHI: website is www.adventisthealthinternational.org) agreed to purchase an ultrasound for me to hand carry with me on our way over! We are very excited! Though, we know that the money still needs to get raised to pay them back. If anyone reading this wants to help contribute, you can do so through AHI via phone or check (contact info on their website) or via paypal by clicking here. PLEASE be sure to specify the funds are for "Cardiology Malawi" on the memo line or in the "notes" section of PayPal, so I can use them towards the echo machine specifically.