Sub-Sahara Africa is the epicenter of the global AIDS epidemic and is suffering from overpopulation and extreme poverty. It is anticipated that this visually based campaign will contribute to providing the education necessary to help overcome this unsustainable reality. The overall goal of this project is to develop health education messages that not only reach these Kenyan communities but can also be delivered to other regions.
An ergonomic camel backpack design provides more secure transport of the mobile clinic’s cargo. The frame is hardened aluminum, both lightweight and supportive of up to 136 kg of cargo. Hinges allow the pack to contour to the camel’s body. The tighter fit prevents cargo from shifting during transport.
An ergonomic camel backpack design provides more secure transport of the mobile clinic’s cargo. The frame is hardened aluminum, both lightweight and supportive of up to 136 kg of cargo. Hinges allow the pack to contour to the camel’s body. The tighter fit prevents cargo from shifting during transport.
The camel backpack serves as a support system for the camel convoy’s solar panel system. Adjustable straps keep solar panels in an above-ground position; angle can be adjusted to align with the sun’s rays. The camel backpack frame converts to chair for community dialogue at clinic camp. This multi-functional system is intended to adapt cargo to multiple usages based on clinic needs.
Mpala service vehicle in the Samburu village of Lpussi. An AIDS-awareness music video, produced in Swahili for an urban audience, is the only teaching tool the community-based CT counselor has had to educate the population about how to stop the spread of HIV.
Local communities will have access to family planning and health education materials with culturally sensitive messaging delivered in the languages spoken in the region. The prototypes of these health education materials are currently undergoing field testing in Kenya.
The camel backpack serves as a support system for the camel convoy’s solar panel system. Adjustable straps keep solar panels in an above-ground position; angle can be adjusted to align with the sun’s rays. The camel backpack frame converts to chair for community dialogue at clinic camp. This multi-functional system is intended to adapt cargo to multiple usages based on clinic needs.
Quick visual studies of the proposed structural layout of the back-pack system
The clinic gazebo structure houses a bed, two clinical tables, four chairs, a flat-screen TV in its storage casing, a freezer box, cooler box and dry medicine box. The gazebo also houses an electric inverter and battery, connected to the solar panels on the clinic’s exterior. Outside the clinic are two free-plate foot-powered generators that act as backup for the solar-powered system.
A full year of development and testing of the camel saddle prototype with personnel at the New York Bronx Zoo allowed the team to work on several adjustments and changes necessary for the system to be lighter and maximize power efficiencies.
A full year of development and testing of the camel saddle prototype with personnel at the New York Bronx Zoo allowed the team to work on several adjustments and changes necessary for the system to be lighter and maximize power efficiencies.
A full year of development and testing of the camel saddle prototype with personnel at the New York Bronx Zoo allowed the team to work on several adjustments and changes necessary for the system to be lighter and maximize power efficiencies.
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Mpala Mobile Medical Clinic
Vehicles transport supplies to camels, and camels transport supplies to remote areas, where local health staff travel by bicycle and foot between camel camps and communities, providing “door-to-door service.” Traditional camel transport is efficient and cost-effective on these trips, which typically last two to three weeks.
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