The Solar Autoclave project will provide rural health clinics in Nicaragua the ability to sterilize medical instruments. Currently, staff working in clinics without electricity must travel many miles to the nearest health center in order to have instruments sterilized. This is a time-consuming and often infrequent process, and therefore patients must sometimes be turned away from the clinics or be exposed to contaminated instruments. This project will focus on the community of Sabana Grande where local women currently produce 30-40 solar cookers. Their production will be expanded to include the solar autoclaves, thus increasing local economic opportunities.

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