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installation of solar-powered battery inverter systems throughout the hospital to provide back-up electricity when the mains supply fails (quite often)
purchase and installation of a new diesel water pump to replace the old electrical pump which had broken down
purchase of two new water storage tanks to store the newly pumped water
purchase of protective wear (aprons, gloves, masks) for staff liable to contract HIV/AIDS unless provided with protective gear
funding for 3rd year student doctor research fees who will join hospital staff as general physician – thus filling an important gap in staffing

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." Mother Teresa