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An improvement in a device for the combination of two alternating signals of the same frequency in which two microwave combination devices are associated with two phase shifters to combine the two signals. By coupling the two phase shifters according to a particular coupling relationship, the two alternating signals are combined regardless of the load presented at one of the these two signals.
1. A linear accelerator comprising an improved device for the power addition of two alternating signals of the same frequency, said two signals corresponding respectively to a power supply signal for the accelerator and a recuperation signal from said accelerator, said recuperation signal corresponding to a non-absorbed energy in said accelerator, said accelerator successively comprising, in order to combine said signals:
a first phase shifter which can be set to shift the phase of the first of these signals with respect to that of the second signal;
a first combination means provided with two inputs, to receive the first two signals, and two outputs to give a third and fourth signal,
a second phase shifter which can be set to shift the phase of the third signal with respect to that of the fourth signal,
and a second combination means provided with two inputs to receive the third and fourth signal, and two outputs to deliver a fifth signal and a sixth signal, this fifth signal and sixth signal being combinations of said two first signals according to an addition mode which depends on the settings of the two adjustable phase shifters, said sixth signal being injected in said accelerator, said accelerator further comprising,
means to couple the two phase shifters.
2. An accelerator according to claim 1 wherein one of the output signals of the second means represents the sum of the first two signals and the other output signal being zero, and wherein the coupling means comprise means so that the sum of the phase shift (φ2), imposed by the first phase shifter, and half the phase shift (φ1), imposed by the second phase shifter, is equal to π/2 modulo 2kπ, wherein k is an integer.
3. An accelerator according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the coupling means comprise a phase discriminating device to measure the relative phase between the third signal and the fourth signal, before or after the action of the second phase shifter, and to act on this coupling state depending on this measurement.
4. An accelerator according to claim 1 or 2 wherein at least one of the phase shifters is a quartz phase shifter.
5. An accelerator according to claim 1 or 2 wherein at least one of the phase shifters is a ferrite phase shifter.
6. An accelerator according to claim I or 2 wherein the coupling means comprise a mechanical coupler.
7. An accelerator according to claim 6 wherein the mechanical coupler has two worm screws.
8. An accelerator according to claim 6 wherein the mechanical coupler has two toothed rods.
9. An accelerator according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the coupling means comprise electronic coupling means.
10. An accelerator according to claim 1 or 2 comprising an amplitude discriminator coupled with the fifth signal to perform the setting of the device.
1. Field of the Invention
An object of the present invention is an improved device for the combination of two alternating signals of the same frequency. More particularly, an object of the invention is the addition of two signals of different phase and amplitude. In a special application, the invention has microwave-related uses.
In one example, the cavity resonators of a linear accelerator are supplied with a microwave signal. The electron beam produced by the cathode of this accelerator picks up the microwave energy from the cavities, becomes organized and strikes an anode target with an energy depending essentially on the energy of the picked up microwave signal. The efficiency of this picking up process is not total. In the application referred to, the microwave signal which is not absorbed by the electron beam can then be recovered and reinjected, and gets added to the supply signal. With the device of the invention, this addition is improved.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There is a known device, according to the French patent No. 86 00323, filed on behalf of the same Applicant on 10th Jan. 1986, for combining alternating signals of the same frequency wherein the problem of differences in amplitudes of signals to be added has been resolved. When a high frequency power signal is injected into a cavity resonator, the output impedance of the generator is matched with the input impedance of the cavity in such a way that there is no reflection of power. The high-frequency powers is then used to the maximum. If a beam of particles is injected into this cavity, this beam absorbs power and destroys the matching. To retrieve the situation, the cavity must be re-adapted to the source by changing the coupling coefficient. By acting in this way, the beam load is compensated for. Now, if we consider, more particularly, sections of travelling-wave linear accelerators, the power is propagated along the section, creating therein electromagnetic fields which are used to accelerate the charged particles. A portion of the power is lost in the section, in the form of losses by Joule effect in the metallic walls and in the form of energy discharged by the beam of particles. At the end of the section, there remains a part of the power which must be dissipated in an adapted load if it is sought to avoid reflecting it at the input where it would disturb the high-frequency source. In the previous patent application, it was known to reinject this part of the power in taking into account a beam load stabilized at a given value.
An improvement of the system thus consists in re-using An improvement of the this power, which is otherwise unnecessarily lost, by re-introducing it at the input of the accelerator by a system of re-circulation. A re-circulation system of this type consists essentially of a phase shifter and a coupler. For a given beam, the coupling coefficient of the coupler can be computed so that signals coming, firstly, from the source and, secondly, from the output of the accelerator, are totally confined to the load, provided that the phase shifter is appropriately set. Then, all the power coming from the source is completely used in the accelerator, apart from loss in the re-circulation circuits and in the coupler. This balance is unfortunately broken for another current value, and cannot be re-established regardless of the setting of the phase shifter. This disadvantage can be avoided by using a compensation system, especially the system described in the above-mentioned patent application. In this system, for each attenuation rate of the accelerator, namely for each value of the particle beam current, it is possible to set two phase shifters so as to cancel the signal coming out of a combination element. In this way, all the power coming from a source is completely re-used in the accelerator, with the exception of power lost in the re-circulation circuit. While this approach has been verified, it is difficult to adjust because it is difficult to automate the setting of the phase shifters. Consequently, the beam load varies, the reinjection is immediately disturbed and the efficiency of the accelerator drops considerably.
An object of the present invention is to remove these drawbacks by noting that the setting of each phase shifter is not independent but that, on the contrary, these settings are related to the function to be fulfilled. Thus, in the invention, the two phase shifters are coupled to each other according to a coupling relationship that depends on the mode of combination of the signals which it is sought to obtain; subsequently only one of the phase shifters is set, the second one following automatically according to the coupling mode, so that the matching is made automatic.
Hence, an object of the invention is an improved device for the combination of two alternating signals of the same frequency, successively comprising:
a first phase shifter which can be set to shift the phase of the first of these signals with respect to that of the second signal;
a first combination means provided with two inputs, to receive the first two signals, and two outputs to give a third and fourth signal,
a second phase shifter which can be set to shift the phase of the third signal with respect to that of the fourth signal,
and a second combination means provided with two inputs to receive the third and fourth signal, and two outputs to deliver a fifth signal and a sixth signal, this fifth signal and sixth signal being combinations of two first signals according to a mode which depends on the settings of the two adjustable phase shifters, said device comprising,
means to couple the two phase shifters.
The description invention will be better understood from the following invention and from an examination of the appended figures which are given by way of indication and in no way restrict the scope of the invention. Of these figures:
FIG. 1 shows an example of a use of an improved device according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a vector diagram showing the coupling relationship of the two phase shifters;
FIGS. 3 and 4 show two embodiments of means for the mechanical coupling of the two devices;
FIG. 5 is an embodiment of an electronic coupling of the two phase shifters.
FIG. 1 shows a combination device, according to the invention, for a microwave application. It has a first phase shifter D2 to phase shift a first signal V1 with respect to a second signal V2. Once the phase shift is imposed, these two signals are introduced by two inputs of a first combination means: in this case a magic T-junction (also called a hybrid T-junction) T1. These two signals are introduced at the orthogonal inputs of this T-junction. They leave through the opposite outputs of this T-junction. The signals, V3 and V4, available at the opposite outputs, are subjected to a phase shift. One of these signals, V4 is introduced into a second phase shifter D1. They then drive two inputs of a second combination means T2. The means T2 is, here, also a magic T-junction. The third and fourth signals coming from the T-junction T1, which are phase shifted by the second phase shifter D1, emerge combined from the T-junction T2 as a fifth signal V5 and a sixth signal V6. In the special application considered, one of these available signals V6 corresponds to the sum of the signals available at the inputs of the T-junction T1. The other signal V5 is nil. The signal V6 can be introduced into an input 30 of a linear accelerator 40. This linear accelerator emits, for example, an X-radiation 50. This linear accelerator has recovery means 60 to recover that part of the microwave signal, introduced in 30, which is not absorbed to produce the radiation 50. The signal available at the output 60 is introduced at the input of the first phase shifter D2. When the device is properly set, an indicator 70 connected to the signal V5 indicates 0. Consequently, the power coming from the inputs of the T-junction T1 is all applied to the accelerator 40.
The essential aspect of the invention is the presence of a coupling element 80 between the phase shift imposed by the phase shifter D2 and the phase shift imposed by the phase shifting device D1, respectively between the first and second signal, on the one hand, and between the third and fourth signal, on the other hand. This coupler 80 couples the phase shifting devices according to a coupling relationship which depends on the combination mode sought. In the example presented, the combination mode is an addition, in power, of the two signals V1 and V2. The following description relates more particularly to this case although other modes of combinations can be considered where the particular coupling relationships are also noteworthy.
For a clearer understanding of the proposed devices, we shall establish the relationships between the various parameters which have not been brought out in the above-mentioned patent application. Let φ1 be the rotation matrix of an angle φ1 due to the second phase shifter D1. Similarly, φ2 is the rotation matrix of an angle φ2 due to the first shifter D2. Furthermore φ designates the attenuation coefficient of the microwave signal of the accelerator 40 due to loss by Joule effect and to the power conveyed by the beam of particles. Knowing that a magic T-junction is used to obtain the sum of and the difference between signals, it is easy to establish the value of the signals V5 and V6 which respectively go in a load 90 and in the accelerator 40. The respective values are shown in FIG. 1. The goal to be achieved is that V5 should be zero. Since the phase shifter does not modify the amplitude of (V1 -V2), the condition V5 becomes:
This means that V1 and V2 should be in phase quadrature. The expressions of V5 and V6 enable the defining of φ1 and φ2 as a function of φ. The vector diagram of FIG. 2 shows V1 in quadrature with V2 as well as the geometrical compositions V1 +V2 and V1 -V2. This diagram also has the angles φ1 and φ2. It thus appears, obviously, in the case where addition is sought for the combination that, firstly φ1 and φ2 are linked by the following relationship:
1/2(φ)+φ2 =π/2+2kπ
and that, furthermore, the value of φ1 is given by ##EQU1## The aim therefore, as announced earlier, is that φ1 should be able to vary with α, i.e. with the beam load. For a given beam load (for example with no beam), an initial setting should be such that the two preceding relationships are met. For another value of the beam current, the variations of φ1 and φ2 should follow a differential relationship:
1/2(dφ)+dφ2 =0
The devices according to the present invention fulfil the conditions thus indicated. They are based on phase shifters which are coupled and controlled either mechanically or electrically.
For a better understanding of the working of these devices, reference can be made to FIG. 3 which shows an embodiment of these devices. Signals proportionate to r the input signals of the second magic T-junction T2 are picked up by the couplers 1 and 2 and compared in phase by a phase discriminator 3. The output signal of the discriminator 3, applied beforehand to an amplifier 4, controls a motor 5 which actuates one of the phase shifters, for example the second phase shifter D1. The first phase shifter D2 is actuated according to the motion of the second phase shifter D1 by a mechanical coupler 80 which achieves the coupling relationship indicated above. For the initial setting of the phases of the phase shifters, the signal picked up at the input of the load 90 by a coupler 6 is used. This signal, detected by a diode 7, is displayed on the multimeter 70. The initial setting can be done with any given beam current, but advantageously with a zero beam current. This setting enables the fixing of the initial positions of the phase shifters D1 and D2 with respect to each another. These positions are obtained when the multimeter 70 indicates a zero signal. The multimeter 70 can remain fixed for permanent monitoring or for use only during the initial setting. It is also possible to use the signal available at the output of the diode 7 to control the motor 5 instead of the phase discriminator 3. However, this method, which would be quite feasible, gives less sensitivity because it acts like an amplitude discriminator and not like a phase discriminator.
FIG. 3 shows a possible embodiment of the coupler 80. The phase shifters D1 and D2 are phase shifters with sliding dielectric rods 12 and 13. These rods have extensions 14 and 15 which are, for example, toothed rods. These toothed rods are actuated by the electrical motor 5, by means of two transmission gear wheels 16 and 17 with a gear ratio of 2 (when the two dielectrical rods are identical) so that a forward motion d in the phase shifter D1 causes a backward motion d /2 in the phase shifter D2. It is possible to conceive of other mechanical couplers fulfilling the same function, for example the coupler of FIG. 4 where the sliding dielectric rods are actuated by worm screws 18, 19 through toothed wheels 20, 21 and 22 (the toothed wheel 22 being driven by the motor 5). The ratio between the radii of the wheels 20 and 21 will be 2 if the dielectric rods are identical, in the adding application referred to.
It is of course possible to design electrically controlled phase shifters. For example, phase shifters of this type would consist of circuits magnetized by an electro-magnet. FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of phase shifters of this type. The system shown is none other than the electro-mechanical device of the previous examples translated into an electrical circuit. The system is identical to the previous ones including the motor 5. This motor 5 controls the output rate of a direct current supply 23. The phase shifter D1 is connected to this supply 23 and has a winding 24 which produces a magnetic field that drives its phase shift, in series with a resistor 25. The phase shift introduced by the phase shifter appears in the form of the voltage available at the terminals of the resistor 25. The voltage available at the terminals of 25 is amplified by an amplitude comparator 26, with an adjustable set-value threshold 27. The first phase shifter D2 also has a coil 34 which is powered by a direct current supply 33 and is series-connected with a resistor 35. The signal picked up at the terminals of the resistor 35 is also transmitted to a comparator 36 where it is compared to a set-value magnitude 37 which can also be adjusted. The output of the comparator 36 is introduced into an amplitude discriminator 28. The access to the amplitude discriminator 28 is modulated by weighting coefficients, 1/2 and -1 respectively. The signal available at the output of the discriminator 28 is therefore proportionate to (dφ1)/2+dφ2. It is used to control the output rate of the supply 33 by means of a motor 39.
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Started by wish*upon*a*star , Feb 05 2013 02:35 PM
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:35 PM
We are considering going to the Anakie Fairy Park, however it is a 3 hour drive and just wondering if anyone had been recently? If so, what was it like? Thanks.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:40 PM
I went with a school group a couple of years ago and it was good. It's the same old exhibits from when we were kids but the kids still loved them. And the playground was as good as I remember. I think it's worth the trip, but it didn't take us 3 hours to get there.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:41 PM
Went three ish years ago. The kids were borderline too old for it - but they all loved it anyway. It was a great day. It's not the flashiest thing out there but it is quite gorgeous for kids your DD's age. I don't know if I'd go three hours to see it, we were staying at Queenscliff however so it was maybe an hour's drive or so. Perfect daytrip. The playground is really cool.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 02:45 PM
We went there on our holiday to Melbourne last month. Loved it. Its a bit daggy, but the kids really enjoyed it, and the playground at the bottom is really fun. (Although maybe a bit too old for your LO looking at your sig? Our girls are 3 and it was perfect for them).
Its on a fairly big hill, so pretty good exercise, but the kids really loved the displays of all the fairy tales. Definitely take a pram!
The take away food is fairly basic, but its food and not too expensive really. You can take your own BBQ stuff I think too, if you prefer that.
Having said all that, we were only staying about 45 mins away from it, so it wasn't such a big loss if we went and it didn't meet our expectations. But on the whole, it was a nice family day out.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:17 PM
We went about a month ago and my kids (3 and 4 yr old) loved it! They have been pestering me constantly to go back. We went on a weekday and apart from a school group we had the place to ourselves. We packed the esky and had a BBQ lunch, lucky because the kiosk wasn't open. Playground was awesome for the kids! We will be going back there again soon, but it's only a 40 minute drive for us.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:39 PM
Taken from their website:
You enter the Fairy Park at your own risk, and on the CONDITION that the owner or operator of these premises or their servants or agents for you have NO RIGHT OF ACTION against any injury to you or any person or loss or damage to any property. It does not matter how the injury, loss or damage is caused, even if it is caused by NEGLIGENCE or BREACH OF CONTRACT of the owner or operator of these premises or their servants or agents.
Fairy Park
This really puts me off going there. I can't see this disclaimer holding up in a court of law, but it makes me question their attitude toward paying visitors to their park.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:43 PM
QUOTE (~strawberry~ @ 05/02/2013, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Taken from their website:
Fairy Park
This really puts me off going there. I can't see this disclaimer holding up in a court of law, but it makes me question their attitude toward paying visitors to their park.
I don't think you could really go anywhere these days without the same terms and conditions.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:50 PM
We went last Thursday and I was totally expecting it to be lame and tacky. I was actually hoping for lame and tacky LOL
But, we had a fantastic time! My daughter is 7 so she's really at the age where she won't enjoy it for much longer and she had a great time. We took our own picnic lunch and pretty much had the place to ourselves for most of the day. It was very well maintained and put together.
As for that disclaimer I agree: most places would have that kind of disclaimer. Also, they may have had an incident in the past and are now covering their butts
Posted 05 February 2013 - 03:53 PM
Thanks for the replies- I am worried DD might be too young but we can always wait awhile
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:08 PM
WE just went and had a fab time. Our youngest is 14 months and slept through much of our visit. He enjoyed the exhibits but his older sister definitely got a lot more out of it (she's 4). The exhibits play audio of each fairy tail and my daughter was happy to stand there and listen to whole stories. The playground is also more suited to older toddlers or younger children.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:16 PM
We go to Fairy Park every time my grandkids come from Canberra. The 4 year old always wants to "see the Wolf" and they both love the playground and running up the castle steps into the castle and sliding down again. We only live about three quarters of an hour away, so we usually go at Easter time as they have entertainment for the kids with face painting, magician and easter eggs.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:22 PM
Having a disclaimer is one thing, but to say their not responsible even in the instance of their own negligence is pretty off IMO.
Posted 05 February 2013 - 04:23 PM
I took 4yo DS there last November when we were staying near Geelong. He enjoyed it, but the playground was his favourite part. I dont think I would bother taking a child under 3yo though, and I definitely wouldnt travel 3hrs to go there. It only takes about an hour to look through plus whatever time you spend in the playground.
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The telecommunications engineers who authored this book intended it to be a useful study tool for those preparing for the certification examinations of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers. From television's analog basics to digital technologies, the chapters cover such information as the fiber optic, coaxial, satellite, and radio frequency transmission paths to the interfaces to televisions, VCRs, Web appliances, and personal computers. After a broad overview of the topic, the material is organized into sections covering signals, headends, broadband distribution systems, system architecture, and customer interface issues. Stressing a practical understanding of the topic, the authors keep mathematics to a minimum.
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Black Bean and Espresso Chili
Servings: 8
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 5 large onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup instant espresso powder
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1/4 cup ground cumin
- 1/4 cup dried oregano leaves
- 2 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes with added puree
- 1/3 cup honey
- 6 large garlic cloves, minced
- 7 15-ounce cans black beans, rinsed, drained
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder or chili powder
- Large pinch of ground cinnamon
- Assorted toppings: sour cream, chopped fresh cilantro, chopped green onions, shredded cheese, sliced jalapeños, and shaved bittersweet chocolate
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Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in espresso powder, 1/4 cup chili powder, cumin, and oregano. Cook 1 minute. Mix in tomatoes, honey, and garlic. Bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Add beans, 2 cups water, salt, chipotle chili powder, and cinnamon. Bring to boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered until mixture thickens slightly, stirring often, about 30 minutes. Season with salt. DO AHEAD Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.
Place toppings in individual condiment bowls. Ladle chili into bowl and serve toppings alongside.
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Recipe: Tom Colicchio's Craft Steak Sauce
Makes about 4¼ cups
This sauce has beautiful color, great flavor and mild heat from dried pepper. The recipe yields a generous amount, so although it's a little pricey to make — veal demi-glace is expensive — think of it as an investment in the future. The sauce can be covered and refrigerated for several weeks.
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion, cut into large dice (about 1½ cups)
1 whole clove
¼ of a star anise
3 sprigs thyme
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons sugar
½ cup tomato paste
5 ounces prunes, chopped (about 1½ cups)
Zest off a fourth of an orange, cut into long, wide strips, plus juice of 1 orange
1 cup red wine
6 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
½ cup reduced veal stock (veal demi-glace)
1 cup water, or more as needed
1 dried pepperoncini pepper (may substitute a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, minus seeds)
2 tablespoons salt
1 anchovy fillet, finely chopped
1. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is brown and caramelized but not burned, about 30 minutes.
2. While the onion is cooking, tie the clove, star anise, thyme and bay leaf in a piece of cheesecloth or combine them in a small sachet bag.
3. Add the garlic to the saucepan and cook, stirring, for three minutes, then add the sugar and the tomato paste. Cook until the tomato paste is dark red and caramelized, about two minutes, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the saucepan to prevent scorching.
4. Add the sachet, prunes, orange zest and juice, wine, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, reduced veal stock, water, dried pepperoncini, salt and anchovy, and cook uncovered over low heat for about 30 minutes.
5. Transfer the sauce to a blender, discarding the strips of orange peel and sachet. Remove the center lid from the blender, cover the opening with a clean kitchen towel and purée until smooth. If you prefer a thinner sauce, add water as needed. Pour the sauce through a strainer, scraping the strainer with a flexible spatula to push the sauce through, and discard any solids left in the strainer. Serve, or transfer to a storage container and refrigerate.
Nutritional information per 2-tablespoon serving: 45 calories, 1 g protein, 8 g carbohydrates, 1 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 580 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugar
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The Motorbike Outreach Model: A "Roaring" Success in Kenya's North Eastern Province
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In Hollywood films, the motorcycle is often synonymous with youth, rebellion, and leather-clad individuals cruising the streets in search of trouble. But deep in the hinterlands of Kenya, the motorcycle is fast becoming associated with a far more positive image—saving lives. Since 2007, the USAID-funded AIDS, Population, and Health Integrated Assistance II North Eastern Province (APHIA II NEP) Project has used several innovative strategies to deliver immunizations, medical supplies, and integrated HIV, tuberculosis, and family planning services to some of the hardest-to-reach populations in the world. In recent years, its motorbike outreach model has become one of its biggest success stories.
Kenya's North Eastern Province (NEP) is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Africa, with an average of 10 inhabitants per square kilometer in a land mass of 126,902 km2 (22 percent of the country's total surface area). The population mainly consists of nomadic pastoralists who continuously travel with livestock across the semi-arid terrain in search of water and fresh pasture. The migratory lifestyle is a major impediment to the standard model of healthcare delivery, a challenge exacerbated by NEP's poor physical infrastructure. In the dry season most roads are bumpy and slow, while in the wet season they are virtually impassable; paved roads do not exist outside the capital of the province. Finally, the health facilities scattered across NEP suffer from chronic understaffing that often leaves outposts empty for months at a time.
Consequently, the health statistics in NEP are grim. Immunization coverage is 60 percent (compared to 64 percent nationally) and 33 percent of infants are underweight. Infant mortality (57/1,000 live births) and under-five mortality (80/100,000 live births) are among the highest in Kenya due to diarrheal diseases, anemia, and malnutrition. Family planning use is extremely low at 4 percent.
Although the image of healthcare providers using motorcycles to carry vaccines across rural Kenya might not appear on the silver screen any time soon, the public health impacts of this innovative model are more real and heartening than any Hollywood ending.APHIA II NEP supports a wide range of activities addressing HIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, reproductive health, and healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies in this remote stretch of Africa. The motorbike outreach model is one of the most innovative of these programs, in part because it overturns the traditional model of static healthcare delivery. Starting in June 2008 at five health facilities in Garissa, Lagdera, and Wajir districts, APHIA II NEP used motorcycles to bring health services to the people instead of waiting for people to come to clinics. The motorcycle is, in many respects, the ideal vehicle for traveling across the rough terrain of NEP, which is often inaccessible to cars and larger vehicles.
In this program, motorcycles are used for community mobilization, immunizations, and the transportation of staff and supplies to distant health outposts. As emergency transport, the motorcycles have already had a profound impact. In one instance, a pregnant woman in a distant village was having trouble giving birth. Several men ran to the local health dispensary for help. A nurse at a nearby facility was able to take a motorcycle to the village and assist in the delivery, thus saving the lives of both mother and child. In another example, the KEPI refrigerator in one facility malfunctioned and risked spoiling all the vaccines inside. Fortunately, the health facility had a motorcycle on the premises, and the vaccines were successfully transported 30 km away to a district hospital for cold storage.
The successes of APHIA II NEP's motorbike outreach model are more than anecdotal, though. By visiting distant health outposts and villages on a regular basis, the motorbike program has had a positive effect on the health behaviors of entire communities. From 2008 to 2010, the uptake of antenatal care in Benane, Shanta Abaq, Korakora, Saka, and Modogashe has increased between 100 to 300 percent. By promoting integrated HIV, reproductive health, and immunization services in areas formerly lacking in healthcare delivery, the motorbike approach has become a rallying point for all priority intervention programs, especially maternal, neonatal and child health; family planning; HIV; and, tuberculosis.
The motorbike outreach model has the added benefit of being extremely cost-efficient. Compared to the 150,000 Kenyan shillings (approximately $150) per week it costs to operate a five-man vehicle outreach program, the 9,800 Kenyan shillings per month for motorbike outreach is a bargain. In addition, most NEP facilities already are equipped with motorcycles, further reducing the start-up fees for the program.
APHIA II NEP has since rolled out the motorbike outreach model to 48 health facilities across NEP, and it can serve as a template for any country with hard-to-reach nomadic populations. This program has shown that a low-cost, high-impact, sustainable intervention can successfully address the unmet needs of remote communities while quickly improving health indicators. Although the image of healthcare providers using motorcycles to carry vaccines across rural Kenya might not appear on the silver screen any time soon, the public health impacts of this innovative model are more real and heartening than any Hollywood ending.
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