Amy Hewitt, Partner Development Manager for International Aid, explains the organization's innovative Lab-In-Suitcase program to bring laboratory testing and diagnosis to remote areas.

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How Your Feedback
Contributes & Strengthens
Partnerships of Healing

2. Lake Volta Region, Ghana West Africa
“On this past visit in November 2008, we had the absolute luxury of a Lab-
In-Suitcase® and a lab technician trained in use of the equipment and the
testing kits. This was set up with solar power in the same area as our clinic.
As a result, if it was suspected a child might have malaria, he or she could be
tested and we would know very rapidly if treatment was indicated.
Amazingly helpful!”
Josie Stone RN CPNP BD Volunteer
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Children often present
symptoms of cough, fever,
malaise, vomiting, diarrhea –
Are these symptoms of malaria
or other common childhood
illnesses?

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Performs many of the Doctor
requested standard tests needed in
the field
Optional Fluorescence Lens for
detection of TB, Malaria, Parasites
Important component of Primary
Health Care Programs
Rural and Mobile Clinics
Portable Lab for village Outreach

4. Urinalysis: Macroscopy & Microscopy
Chemistry Profile: Albumin, Total/Direct Bilirubin,
BUN/Creatinine, Calcium, Glucose, Total Proteins
Hematology: Complete blood count with differentials, ESR,
Hemoglobin & Hematocrit
Optional Items: Pregnancy and Urine test Strips, various
reagents, Rapids Tests, Fluorescence Objective and Light
Source
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Lab Capabilities

5. Uganda – Bishop Stephen Kaziimba
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Each year approximately
500 adults and children
died from Malaria in
Buwata
There was no laboratory
to diagnose the disease
early and no clinic to treat
people back to health.

6. “Praise God from whom all
blessings flow!
In the 9 months after the
clinic was started only 2
children died from
Malaria.”
International Aid provided medical equipment
and supplies for a clinic including a Lab-In-
Suitcase® in Mityana, Uganda.
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Partnerships of Healing
People Served & Implementing Partner

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Corporate Donors
Vendors
Ministry Support Donors
Biomedical Staff
GVSU Clinical Lab
Global Health Laboratory Specialists

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What ties it all together?

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Implementing Partner + International Aid + Feedback
=
Innovations + Healing Partnerships

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Lab-In-Suitcases® Around the World
300 LIS
52 Countries
Afghanistan Armenia Bangladesh Bolivia Cambodia Central African Republic China DR
Congo Cote d’Ivoire Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic El Salvador Eritrea
Gabon Ghana Guatemala Guinea Haiti Honduras Indonesia
Iraq Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali
Marshall Islands Mexico Mongolia Mozambique Myanmar
Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria North Korea Pakistan Papua New
Guinea Peru Philippines Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Sudan Tanzania
Thailand
Tibet Turkey Uganda Zimbabwe

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Lab-In-Suitcase®
Saving Lives…one diagnosis at a time