According to the WHO between 50 and 70% of all medical devices in Sub-Saharan African hospitals and clinics are out of service at any one time, and this has a huge impact on the ability of these nations to provide effective health care. A significant cause of this is the chronic shortage of adequately trained biomedical engineers in many of these countries. The Amalthea Trust is a non-profit organisation that helps to provide the support, practical experience and know-how necessary for African professionals to self-maintain their own countries medical devices, thus helping to improve healthcare delivery for millions of people.We work alongside universities, technical colleges and hospitals in Africa, placing experienced engineers from the UK NHS - who volunteer through us for two weeks at a time - with these colleges, giving the recipients practical hands-on training on specific medical devices.