Graham,
This is a subject very close to my heart. I am an
academic, so I cannot answer your NHS-related questions, but here are the
projects I know about in the area of rehabilitation.
http://www.laneta.apc.org/pina/ Is the link to Pina Palmera. A large
number of former students (from Mexico) of mine have volunteered there
over the years.
http://www.projimo.org.mx/whoware.htm is the link to Projimo. Only
one of my former students went there; the first time to the course to
learn to make Whirlwind wheelchairs.
http://www.whirlwindwheelchair.org/.
Motivation is another possibility, based in the UK and
active in many parts of the world.
http://www.motivation.org.uk/
RESNA has a developing countries SIG that has its ups
and downs in membership and activity (SIG 17).
And that is just for starters.
Happy to delve deeper off list, if you want.
Ruth
At 20:28 20/07/2007 +0100, Graham Webb wrote:
Has anyone worked
voluntarily in developing Countries?
Can you recommend any agencies (other than the VSO) that focus on
biomedical engineering work? What is the general opinion from this
community regarding maintaining a part II (NHS) portfolio from within an
overseas project setting? Have you been involved in delivering support,
equipment or consultation to projects in developing Countries? And the
best one - would you fund an engineer to work in an overseas programme?!
Please do break radio silence and give your thoughts on this subject.
This is something I am seriously considering long term after part 1
completion (all being well) so I am interested to hear your thoughts
online offline or otherwise, but I look forward to a general discussion
around these questions.
Thank you.
Graham
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Coordinator, MSc in Assistive Technology
Centre of Rehabilitation Engineering
Academic Department of Physiotherapy
King's College London
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