Making Essential Items Field Ready

Health services, along with WASH, in conflict zones suffer from damaged infrastructure and a lack of essential supplies at a time when their services are overwhelmed, particularly in areas like surgery and trauma. The typical response is to import new equipment, at a high cost and subject to extreme logistical obstacles. As a result, people die waiting for treatment, or are put at increased risk of life-threatening infections as lack of equipment means that normal procedures cannot be followed.