The new and innovative WE CARE Solar Suitcase is a simple, user-friendly technology that provides a sustainable source of power, allowing health workers to provide life-saving interventions 24 hours a day. The Solar Suitcase makes solar-power accessible, affordable, and useful in developing rural communities. This program ensures Solar Suitcases for 200 health centers and additionally provides an innovative package of interventions to improve service delivery, including a fetal Doppler to detect fetal well-being, phone charging to enhance patient referrals, and a computer to for data entry in the electronic Health Management Information system.
Grant ID
TTS-0165-03
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Funding Amount (in original currency)
2003020.00
Funding Currency
CAD
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0.7500000000
Funding Amount (in USD)
1502265.00
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Funding Total (In US dollars)
1502265.00
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