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After much planning and preparation, EWH has begun training biomedical equipment technicians in Ethiopia! The first session hosts a mix of 11 instructors and 19 biomedical technicians from Addis Ababa and the surrounding region. Over the next couple months, these students will learn healthcare technology management, basic electronics and biomedical equipment skills, troubleshooting, and clinical work. This training will lay the foundation for more advanced understanding of medical equipment maintenance and repair.…

Following the first few days of orientation, the students participating in EWH’s SI Cambodia had a busy first weekend in Phnom Penh. The 17 University of New South Wales students attended a bokator…

Written by guest instructor Philip Camillocci, also published in TechNation.In December, 2014, I donated 3 weeks of vacation time to go to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to teach Biomedical Electronics to…

In 2012, NI, through its Planet NI Program, began collaborating with Engineering World Health to deliver 10 NI Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) II prototyping boards and other educational tools for biomedical equipment technicians (BMETs) in Honduras. Technicians use these tools to learn how to design and troubleshoot electronic circuits. The technicians then apply their skills in clinical environments in Honduras to repair life-saving medical equipment.…