Friday, 18. December 2009
Topic: KAMELE - on December 18, 2009 at 11:26:00 AM CET
Solar-Powered Camel Clinics Carry Medicine Across the Desert
Kenya’s camels recently started sporting some unusual apparel: eco-friendly refrigerators! Some of the African country’s camels are carrying the solar-powered mini fridges on their backs as part of a test project that uses camels as mobile health clinics. Organizers hope the eco-friendly transport system will provide a cheap, reliable way of getting much-needed medicines and vaccines to rural communities in Kenya and Ethiopia.
