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| 21-07-2011 at 07:00: 10 Mobile Clinics from Hyundai | |
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There are two types of mobile clinic, a mobile internal medicine clinic and a mobile digital X-ray clinic, and both are specifically tuned to run on tough road conditions in many African nations. A total of 10 mobile clinics will be donated this year to five African nations including Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Ghana and Rwanda. Each country will receive two mobile clinics – the internal medicine clinic and digital X-ray clinic. The clinics will be operated in close partnership with the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, local governments, local clinics and NGOs. The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare will provide consultation and training on the operation of the mobile clinics to local personnel. To begin the initiative, Hyundai has handed over two customised mobile medical clinics to the Ethiopian government at the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, in Addis Ababa, the nation’s capital. The handover ceremony was attended by Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Mr. Kim Sung-Hwan; Korean Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Chung Soonsuk; Minister of Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Tedros Adhanom; President of Hyundai Motor Company, Mr. Chung Jin-Haeng; and Chairman of Hyundai Marathon Motor Engineering, Mr. Haile Gebreselassie, as well as media members and other guests. To overcome challenging roads in remote regions of many African nations, the mobile clinics have been developed on Hyundai’s four-wheel-drive truck (HD120 chassis, GVW 12,520kg) to boost mobility with an engine displacement of 6,600 cubic centimetres. The truck has air suspension to protect delicate medical equipment and operates fully independently with its own power. The mobile clinics are supplied fully equipped for their specific purposes. The mobile digital X-ray clinic is equipped with a digital X-ray machine and remote diagnostic systems. The mobile internal medicine clinic features the latest medical devices, such as digital ultrasonic and portable ECG (electrocardiogram), can conduct basic medical tests such as malaria screening and provide medical supplies. In addition to the donation of vehicles, a total of 60 university students from the Happy Move Global Youth Volunteers program engaged in volunteer activities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The services ranged from providing free health care in collaboration with Open Doctors Society of Korea, to installing communal toilets, to promoting a more hygienic environment in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. Starting with Ethiopia, Hyundai Motor Company will send a total of 500 Happy Move volunteers in July and August to less-developed areas in Thailand, Brazil, India and China. The volunteers will be engaged in various volunteer programs such as environment restoration and provision of medical service. |
Hyundai Motor Company will donate a total of 10 mobile clinics to African nations this year as part of the company’s “Moving the World Together” Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, through which Hyundai aims to contribute to society as a conscientious corporate citizen. The mobile clinics will be used to provide basic medical services to residents of impoverished and remote communities in Africa.^ Back to top ^
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