Care will be improved and more lives saved at 69 hospitals all over Tanzania, as Life Support Foundation has facilitated the donation of 173 pulse oximeters from Lifebox. Handbooks in Anaesthesia have also been provided to doctors and residents tranining in the specialty, through the donation by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI).
The 173 pulse oximeters from Lifebox were handed over by Life Support Foundation at the third Conference for the Society of Anaesthesiologists of Tanzania (SATA) in Dar es Salaam on 18th-20th May.
The oximeter is used for measuring oxygen saturation in the blood and pulse rate. Teaching explained how to use and maintain the oximeters and discussions where held of Clinical scenarios and how pulse oximetry can improve care and save lives.
Life Support Foundation also facilitated the donation of an Oxford Handbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia in Developing Countries to every delegate, kindly donated by the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI). 
The AAGBI also donated 30 copies of the larger Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia, which Life Support Foundation gave to every resident currently training in Anaesthesia in Tanzania.
Every delegate at the conference also received a USB memory stick full of medical articles, books and guidelines, from Life Support Foundation.
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