Hello,
I am a Canadian PhD student doing public health work in rural Panama. Specifically I am looking at the interaction between parasite infection and malnutrition and how that changes with the delivery of a government health and development program. Some of the parasite infections that I will be diagnosing need to be examined as soon as possible after sample collection so I will be setting up a laboratory in one of the community health posts. The problem is that these do not have power. I have found microscopes that work on rechargeable batteries with LED lights however I will need to charge these overnight for the next day's work. I believe that solar energy could provide the answer however I am working under a tight budget.
I am looking for a used/donated 65-80 W solar panel and a charge regulator to charge the batteries for 3 microscopes.
Any help that can be provided would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you,
Carli Halpenny
PhD Candidate
Institute of Parasitology/McGill School of Environment
Macdonald Campus of McGill University
21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne de Bellevue
Quebec H9X 3V9, Canada
carli.halpenny @ mail.mcgill.ca
