Belconnen Rotary Club members, from left, Peter Oldham, Linda Baldwin and Peter Kain.
DEFUNCT Canberra Hospital beds, destined for the tip, are making their way to struggling overseas hospitals â often in developing countries â that have few supplies and little equipment.
The enterprising idea is that of the Belconnen Rotary Club and is one of 100 projects the club has undertaken in its 50-year-history.
A discarded hospital bed heading for a new life helping to save lives in poverty stricken countries.
Some 40 obsolete â but still usable â beds along with other medical equipment such as crutches, wheelchairs, walkers and shower chairs have already been shipped overseas and are helping to save lives in poverty stricken countries.Â