How about checking with school boards??  High Schools may have that kind of equipment around.  Good Luck!

On March 3, 1999 9:33 PM, Sam Lanfranco [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
: Message from ListMgt:
:
: This list is supported by the Distributed Knowledge Project at York
: University, with technical support from York's computer services. We
: sit in the background and support a number of health related lists
: [CANCHID, CLICK4HP, HI4DEV, TROPMED, TRAVELMED, and CANTROPMED], as
: well as a number of other lists.
:
: Some lists are open to public participation. Some are closed for
: specified goups only, and some are used as project focused
: workspaces. The CANBOL-CSIH list supports a joint Canada Bolivia
: project which is looking to expand its impact by re-cycling used
: microscopes to Bolivia. If you have ideas helpful to this effort,
: please send them to Maija Kagis <[log in to unmask]> - or to me at
: <[log in to unmask]>
: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: Subject:           FW: Microscopes
:    Date:           Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:58:21 -0500
:    From:           Maija Kagis <[log in to unmask]>
: To:    "Canada-Bolivia Cooperacion Salud/Int'l Health"
:         <[log in to unmask]>
:
: This request comes from the Canadain Society for International
: Health" project Building Capacity for Health Reform in Bolivia. The
: project itself is mainly capacity development for the reform
: process, but we are also trying to support some basic
: infrastructure. There are various people travelling to a from Boliva
: who could take microscopes down if we can find some inexpensive
: ones. Does anyone to whom I am sending this e-mail have any ideas or
: access to used microscopes? Thanks for your help.
: ----------
: From:  Llily Montano
: Sent:  Monday, March 01, 1999 3:57 PM
: To:  [log in to unmask]
: Cc:  [log in to unmask]
: Subject:  Microscopes
: ......
: I wonder if you'd a chance to get someone to explore the possibility
: of getting used microscopes, that is old technology that doesn't
: require electricity.  We would like to get at least five of them for
: the rural posts to facilitate speedy diagnosis of TB.  Right now,
: the samples are sent to the district and it takes at least 4-5 days
: for the rural areas to get results.  This is something that could be
: done on the spot if we could get microscopes for each area.
: Thank you.
: Lily Montano
: Gerente en Bolivia
: <[log in to unmask]
: Tel. (591-2)419573
: Fax (591-2)811-3887
: Cel. (591)15-55010
: ------------------------------------