Patriot donates Cardiac Monitor to Lesotho, Africa.
At Patriot Ambulance, we are proud to support the efforts of Partners in Health (PIH) by donating a cardiac monitor to one of their clinics in Lesotho, Africa. The cardiac monitor features 12-lead ECG capabilities, cardiac pacing, cardiac monitoring and defibrillation.
Partners in Health is an non-profit organization (based in Boston, Massachusetts) dedicated to providing health care for the poor. PIH operates clinics in Haiti, Peru, Russia, USA, Rwanda, Lesotho and Malawi.
In 2007, the charity-evaluation organization Givewell recommended PIH as one of the top three places to donate for “Saving lives.” Givewell concluded of PIH: “We have relatively little ability to quantify its impact on life outcomes, but our best estimates suggest it may be saving lives for somewhere around $3500 each, not including many general-health benefits it provides beyond saving lives.”[1]
Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder is a bestselling book telling the story of Dr. Paul Farmer (one of the founders if PIH) and the great work Dr. Farmer and PIH have done to combat tuberculosis and providing healthcare to the poor.
