Global development, Global health, Hospitals, Humanitarian response, India, Natural disasters, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
India unveils ‘flatpack’ field hospital with mini x-ray for use in disaster zones
The portable unit, comprising mini cubes of medical equipment, enables surgeons to be operating within an hour, designers claim
India has designed and built a “flatpack” field hospital that can be flown to a disaster area by helicopter and assembled faster than an Ikea bookcase.
The hospital is contained in 72 small waterproof cubes, each weighing under 15kg and measuring 38cm x 38cm x 38cm (15 x 15 x 15in). They are packed with tents and specially designed medical equipment.
＼ 最新情報をチェック ／
