Wheelchairs are always needed in our Cameroonian hospitals. I have observed some pretty ropey ones donated from the North American continent.
BTMAT’s own donated wheelchairs have been from NHS Kettering General Hospital Trust’s warehouse, and consisted of items which were time-expired, and could not, by the Hospital’s rules, be loaned out again. Pity that, because some were perfect; some were still in their pristine polythene wrappers; all were more than 7 years old, and so had to go. But now the warehouse has closed, and the wheelchair loan business moved to a distant town, and our good Kettering contact is no longer able to assist us.
Unneeded wheelchairs wanted for Africa. Reasonable condition. Child or adult size. No electric ones. Free of charge please. From anywhere in North Northamptonshire. We will collect. Telephone 01536 518008. God bless you.
Peter
This patient at Mbingo Baptist Hospital lost both of her legs to diabetes. The delight she had in receiving this chair shows on her face.