Gaurav Manchanda

Gaurav Manchanda replied to "Solar Chargers for Mobile" in the Health IT community.

Dear Jonathan and all, Thanks for your messages. Our organization provides a range of solar solutions for health services in resource-limited areas. This includes easy-to-use, tamper-resistant equipment, and custom user manuals, training, and maintenance. In addition, we develop M&E tools so that partner organizations can document the impact of solar equipment. We began with a focus on Liberia we had previously spent several years working in the health sector there, and we actually started this ...

Gaurav Manchanda replied to "Solar Chargers for Mobile" in the Health IT community.

This is great to read. Om and Jonathan, please let us know how things develop. Any suggestions or experiences that you could share would be appreciated. Reducing the amount of money and time needed to keep a phone charged would certainly help rural community health workers and the referral system. In Liberia, two of the most commonly used phones are the Nokia 1200 and Nokia 1112. Both use the 3.7V BL-5CA battery. I've had good ...

Gaurav Manchanda replied to "Solar Chargers for Mobile" in the Health IT community.

Hi everyone, The use of solar for these applications is certainly spreading. I run One Degree Solar, an organization created for bringing affordable solar tech in resource-limited areas. We've found a few great options for phone charging, some of which are part of tamper-resistant lighting systems designed for clinics. I've read good things about ToughStuff products. It's difficult to tell how independent portable phone chargers will perform in certain settings, but to highlight Isaac's advice, ...