Who invented bucket

Some soap is usually tied to a nearby branch. Saada Issa washing her hands with the Tippy Tap in Tanzania. Nearly half of all deaths of children under five are linked to malnutrition, which is completely preventable. But how do you know if a child is malnourished, or how severe the problem is? Children whose mid-upper arm circumference is in the red or yellow zone can receive further screening and treatment.

MUAC tape makes it much easier for parents and community health workers to screen children, without needing access to a calibrated scale or healthcare facility for routine checkups. This means that more children can receive the lifesaving preventative care that is at the heart of CMAM.

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As we saw with CMAM, community-based treatment especially for preventative care is key for families, especially those for whom a trip to the nearest healthcare facility could mean days of travel. For every breath a child takes in a one-minute span, one bead is moved along the string. If a child takes too few or too many breaths, it will be easy to spot on these strings of low-cost, easy-to-produce, and locally-available strings, and they can seek medical attention.

A mother leader uses counting beads in Niger. Another challenge to getting medical care, especially in remote areas: How to get to the nearest hospital or clinic?

Walking is often the answer, but also means that families may lose out on wages or be down a caregiver especially challenging in single-parent households for a day or more. On the other hand, motorized ambulances are expensive, require frequent maintenance, and rely on expensive fuel. Enter the bicycle ambulance: a low-cost, low-maintenance means of transportation. The trailer attached to the cycle allows a patient to be transported while lying down a critical factor for someone who is very ill or injured.

A bicycle ambulance can make a six-mile journey in a little over 30 minutes compared to 2 to 3 hours on foot. Vincent Vundu is responsible for looking after this bicycle ambulance provided to his village by Concern Worldwide.

As part of the sustainability strategy of the project, the pupils and staff are trained on how to maintain the facilities. The school was also sensitized on key hygiene behaviours with emphasis of handwashing.

The most recent sensitization training was conducted for the students who were authorized to be in school during the COVID pandemic. By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. More info. The year old, who received acclaim in Haiti in for his ingenious remote-control loaders and trucks made of scrap metal, saw a need to help his neighbors wash their hands without contaminating the faucet with the coronavirus.

The teenager, who has no formal training in electronics, took a white plastic bucket, filled it with water, attached a mechanical faucet to dispense the water, and linked it to a blue plastic pedal, which powers it on and off. When people need to wash their hands, they simply step on the pedal to release water.

When you lift your foot off the pedal, the water stops flowing. To power his invention, the teen used a cell phone battery, which is rechargeable. And to keep things safe and easy, the pedal can be detached from the bucket when it needs to be recharged.

His invention is currently located on a metal table in his back yard, where neighbors are free to stop by to wash their hands at any time.

VOA found children and adults alike washing their hands with the invention. He is still refining his invention and plans to introduce a new and improved prototype soon.