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A Liberian midwife learns how to maintain and clean a newly installed solar suitcase.PBS NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels recently reported on the Berkeley, Calif., nonprofit We Care Solar, which developed a 8220 olar suitcase to provide lights and communications equipment in delivery rooms and health care facilities in developing countries.Co-founder Dr. Laura Stachel reports that NewsHour viewers were quick to offer their support. The response to the PBS segment was tremendous, she said. We received inquiries from potential volunteers, engineers wanting to help craft our suitcases, and organizations looking to light up clinics in the
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