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‘Affordable lighting’ supplied to Nigeria

Manufacturer of ‘high-efficiency’ medical lighting, Daray, has supplied over 1,300 lights to medical facilities in Nigeria. The Derbyshire manufacturer provided lights from its X200 and X350 LED medical examination range to four separate projects within the country.

 Daray said: “LED lights consume significantly less power, produce less carbon emissions, and are much more robust, than halogen, meaning they can cope with the conditions in these remote areas.” Phillip Wright, Daray’s MD, said: “It is pleasing to see the Government using the UK overseas aid budget to not only provide vital medical health and support to those in need of it in the developing world, but also doing so through British manufacturers.” Daray supplied 360 X200 LED mobile general examination lights, which incorporate a coating of BioProtect antimicrobial solution, to Phase one of Nigeria’s Partnership for Transforming Health. While the projects have access to mains power, regular interruptions to the electricity supply result in a disruption to medical procedures. To overcome this, Daray used its PowerSentinel surge protector. A total of 528 lights from Daray’s X350 range, which also feature BioProtect and a flexible gooseneck – designed specifically for gynaecological procedures – were supplied for Phase two of the Partnership for Transforming Health. To meet the demand for mobile and field examination, Daray developed and designed battery packs which could be fitted to 72 of its X350 LED examination lights, ‘vastly improving medical access to those who cannot reach a centre’. Given Nigeria’s high infant mortality rate, 390 X200 lights, complete with PowerSentinel surge protectors, were provided to mother, new-born, and child health centres across the country, to offer improved lighting and infection control. The project was funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), and managed by international development specialists, Crown Agents. A further 10 X350 lights were supplied to family planning centres. Phillip Wright continues: “We often take for granted the care and hygiene standards on offer in the UK, which are often superior to those available in the developing world. High quality, affordable, medical lighting is a must for any effective medical examination, and is especially pertinent to antenatal and post-natal treatment in Nigeria, given the high infant mortality rate there.”

 

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