Solar-Powered Blood Transfusion System

Still In Development Last Update: January 11, 2013

Blood transfusion is essential for preventing maternal death from postpartum hemorrhage but blood bank refrigeration is a problem in areas without reliable electricity. With funding from the Cloverleaf Foundation, Pathfinder International developed a solar-powered system to address this problem. Three solar panels and a battery refrigerate up to 200 pints of blood and provide power to labor and delivery rooms as well as a laboratory.