VAIOLA HOSPITAL Tonga
- Creating a COVID-19-specific
intensive care environment. - As the spread and prolongation of COVID-19 spreads, we have created a "container ICU" to provide intensive care specialized for COVID-19.
- Creating a COVID-19-specific
intensive care environment. - As the spread and prolongation of COVID-19 spreads, we have created a "container ICU" to provide intensive care specialized for COVID-19.
Overview
Central Uni participated in JICA's “Vaiola Hospital Containerized ICU Project” and provided the medical facilities necessary to provide intensive care to medical sites in developing countries with a high need to strengthen treatment functions.
In Tonga, a 'container ICU' was introduced to target a short and rapid response to the COVID, which does not take long to set up locally.
VAIOLA HOSPITAL
VaiolaHospital, Nuku’alofa, is the main hospital in Tonga, situated on Taufa’ahau Road on the outskirts of the capital city, Nuku’Alofa. The existing hospital is facing a long term upgrade funded by World Bank in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and is a general medical and general surgical hospital.
- Beds: 237 beds
- Operating theatre: 2 rooms
Case Study Points
'Container ICU' with minimal on-site set-up time.
In Tonga, where the medical system is under pressure due to the spread of COVID-19 infection, the Container ICU was introduced to enable treatment to begin as soon as the necessary equipment arrives, which does not take long to set up locally. In order to reduce the amount of work required locally, all the facilities and equipment necessary for the Container ICU were installed in Japan and assembled as containers, which were then transported to Tonga.
Oxygen therapy-specific structures.
Contains from 14 x 20’ container plus 1 x 40’ container for hub station in the center.
14 containers include 5 ICU wards, 2 medical gas supply for Oxygen concentrator, Oxygen manifold, Packaged air supply station at one side.
The other side designed for staff station, working space, waste disposal, changing room, and water and power supply container.
