Firefly Phototherapy

25/01/2022

02/08/2021

New Ashongman Community Hospital being armed to kick out the yellow in babies. Thanks to @Grand Challenges Canada / Grands Défis Canada

18/06/2021

Africa Health Supplies (AHS) Limited has donated two Firefly Phototherapy Equipment, one Colibri Phototherapy Equipment, and a cash amount of ¢5,000 to the Paediatric Society of Ghana (PSG) in Accra. The donation was to support the society’s activities to commemorate and celebrate the annual Newb...

27/05/2021

22/04/2021

Accra, April...

12/02/2021

16/12/2020

11/12/2020

“Since reopening our NICU in May, a total of 86 babies have been treated on the phototherapy machine that Day One Health donated us in their Jaundice Program in West Africa.
We have three different types of phototherapy machines on the wards, but the staff prefers the Firefly Phototherapy most as it is very effective in clearing neonatal jaundice within a short period.
The overhead phototherapy is even more favoured by both staff and parents for use with preterms who we don’t usually wish to be moved.
Parents are of course very happy because they now have shorter hospitals stays as compared to before or when the hospital treat their babies on other machines.
All the machines are working very well with no major problems except that the basinet type can be uncomfortable for our very small preterm babies, so we reserve the firefly for the slightly bigger babies.
We extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to the donors for their kind donation of these very high state of the art machines that are now saving more of our babies and reduced crowding in the ward as babies are discharged quickly giving room to take in more. Thank you!”

Dr. Nellie Bell
Head of Department, Paediatrics USLTHC
Acting HOD, Paediatrics COMAHS
Ola During Children Teaching Hospital
Freetown, Sierra Leone

16/11/2020

Lifekit by MTTS Asia is proud to present the first Firefly Phototherapy manufactured in Ghana by our partner Africa Health Supply. Due to the current COVID-19 emergency, no in-person training was possible. However, the team has organized distance online training and finally we could light on the very first Firefly Phototherapy “Made in Ghana”. Many more devices will be produced in the local facility in Accra, to serve the West African market and beyond. We hope many people and institutions will support the local production of medical devices “made in Africa for Africa”! With special thanks to Grand Challenges Canada / Grands Défis Canada and Day One Health that contributed financially to achieve this important milestone to save infants suffering from Jaundice in low and middle income countries.