Project summary
UNSW Engineering students travel to Cambodia with the Engineering World Health Summer Institute Program where they make an immediate impact by helping communities that need it most by repairing pieces of medical equipment in the local hospitals.
Project outcomes
Since 2016, about 150 students from UNSW have travelled to Cambodia repairing over 1,200 pieces of medical equipment!
On the most recent trip in 2020 they visited 14 hospitals, repairing 250 pieces of equipment valued at USD $500,000.
Notable projects included:
- fixing a universal power supply which allowed the hospital’s imaging division to begin working again
- converting a 40-year-old lamp from the Soviet Union to use LED bulbs
- returning the hospital’s largest autoclave, which is essential to hospital sanitation, back to working order.
Location
Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
Population of 1.5 million
12.5 hour journey from UNSW, Sydney
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Project duration
2016 - on-going
United Nations Development Goals
SDG 3, opens in a new window - Good Health and Well-being
SDG 8, opens in a new window - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9, opens in a new window - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 10, opens in a new window - Reduced Inequality
SDG 11, opens in a new window - Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 17, opens in a new window - Partnerships for the Goals
