Last updated: 24 Jul 2003

The lessons learned pack was published in May 2003. It includes reports of all 17 funded projects, an analysis of programme-wide lessons learned and a report of two round table meetings. These are all available below in PDF format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read them. To receive a printed copy by post, please e-mail info@healthlink.org.uk

Introduction (PDF 36 KB)

Disability projects

D1 Research into the extent and impact of uncorrected vision (PDF 34 KB) Ghana and India
Adaptive Eyecare Ltd, UK

D2 An appropriate, low-cost mechanical Braille writer (PDF 34 KB) Cambodia
Development Technology Workshop, UK

D3 Promoting good practice on disability internationally (PDF 39 KB) Worldwide
Healthlink Worldwide, UK

D4 Field-testing the Access Portfolio (PDF 43 KB) Sri Lanka and Uganda
Institute of Child Health, UK

D5 Evaluating the impact of a community-based rehabilitation intervention (PDF 40 KB)  Kilifi district, Kenya
Insitute of Child Health, UK and Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya

D6 Prefabrication of knee-ankle-foot orthoses (PDF 60 KB) India
Jaipur Limb Campaign, UK and Mobility India

D7 WorldMade wheelchairs (PDF 108 KB) 20 countries worldwide
Motivation Charitable Trust, UK

D8 Wheelchair Technologists’ Training Course (PDF 55 KB) Moshi, Tanzania
Motivation Charitable Trust, UK

D9 Capacity building in community-based rehabilitation (PDF 41 KB) Kenya
Voluntary Service Overseas, UK

Healthcare Technology Projects

HCT1 Developing the Essential Healthcare Technology Package (PDF 24 KB) South Africa and Mozambique
African Federation for Technology in Healthcare

HCT2 Health information systems, processes and technologies (PDF 63 KB) Malawi
Baobab Health Partnership Inc, USA

HCT3 Maintaining medical equipment in developing countries (PDF 52 KB) The Gambia
ECHO International Health Services, UK

HCT4 The Global Knowledge Network Project (PDF 30 KB) Worldwide
GIC Ltd, UK

HCT5 Establishing the International Centre for Healthcare Technology Management (PDF 33 KB) South Africa and worldwide
International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, South Africa

HCT6 Controlling malaria and trypanosomiasis with insecticide-treated cattle (PDF 46 KB) Ethiopia
University of Greenwich, Natural Resources Institute, UK

HCT7 Production and distribution of electronic training materials (PDF 41 KB) Worldwide
Teaching-aids at Low Cost (TALC), UK

HCT8 Practical healthcare technology management procedure guides (PDF 35 KB) Worldwide
Ziken International, UK

Programme reports

P1 Lessons learned across the programme

P2 Round table discussions