CPS Trust Ireland Donation to EQUALS Initiative

The WHO estimates that at least 50% of medical equipment in developing countries is broken or out of use.

In response to this, in April 2022 CPS donated €10,000 to the EQUALS Initiative to facilitate the shipment of a 40-foot container of vital medical equipment to Zambia for distribution to many hospitals and health centres.

The Co-Chairs of the EQUALS Initiative, Professor Frank Murray, former President of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland, and Professor David Weakliam, National Lead of the HSE Global Health Programme, acknowledged the donation, stating that the equipment would improve the quality of the Zambian health service, enhance care and save lives.

The EQUALS Initiative is a joint collaboration between the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland and the HSE. Established in 2013, it sources and donates reusable medical equipment from Irish hospitals to hospitals in Zambia, in response to local requests and need. Examples of equipment donated include basic ultrasound machines, beds and even mattresses.