2 August 2012 Last updated at 17:55
About £17,000 worth of medical equipment is being given to a South African charity by Jersey.
The General Hospital, Family Nursing and the Jersey Hospice have donated out-of-date equipment.
The island is giving 17 syringe drivers, small pumps that deliver palliative medicine at set intervals without the need for a nurse.
The Rotary Club of Jersey will take the equipment to South African charity Abundant Life.
In Jersey and the UK, all hospices and hospitals are required to replace their existing units with models which comply with the latest regulations.
'Worthwhile cause'
The units cost about £1,000 each and were
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Medical kit donated to charity
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