Solar-Powered Facility Provides Medical Treatment in Rural Uganda

The Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility is a superb project in Uganda that provides locals with access to much-needed surgical treatment that wasn’t previously readily available.

Designed by Kliment Halsband Architects, the facility also makes good use of off-grid technology, including solar panels and rainwater collection systems.The Mount Sinai Kyabirwa Surgical Facility is located in Kyabirwa, a rural village near the equator. Kliment Halsband Architects envisions the project as a replicable prototype for other resource-poor areas and the building was specifically designed so that it’s easy to construct using local materials and laborers.

Regionally-sourced bricks are composed in complex patterns of varying densities, forming screens that let in light and air to solid walls,” says Kliment Halsband Architects’ press release. “The bricks and cladding tiles used in the facility were made from red clay dug directly out of the ground near the building site and fired in a local kiln. Brick was utilized in this project because of its availability, its historical presence in the area, and the potential to support the local economy through its use.”