This shipment represented a milestone achievement for MedShare as it was our 700th container of humanitarian relief shipped. Hospitals throughout Libya are dealing with a humanitarian catastrophe as they are running short on critically needed medical supplies. The container was sponsored by HOPE International Relief & Development Agency (USA) based out of Columbus, Ohio. I-GO Aid Foundation, based in Malta, Libya, will coordinate delivery of the supplies and equipment to hospitals in Libya. This marked the fourth shipment we’ve sent to hospitals in Libya collaborating with these partners.
Date: September 2, 2011
Country: Libya
Recipient: Libyan Red Crescent
Distribution Center: Western Region
Sponsors: Hope International Relief and Development Agency
Key Items: Hospital beds, gurneys, exam lights, exam tables, a ventilator for pediatric and adult patients, surgical packs, syringes, gloves and oxygen masks.
For more information, click here.
Date: September 13, 2011
Country: United States
Recipient: VIDA
Distribution Center: Western Region
Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH), a Charleston, South Carolina based healthcare system, partnered with us to send humanitarian aid to Plateau Mission Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. This effort is RSFH’s second to improve the Plateau Community, their first being the provision of a safe water system in 2009. For RSFH’s “Hands Across the Water” project, employees, physicians and volunteers came together to raise more than $27,000. The 1,000 boxes of medical supplies, supplemented with biomedical equipment and durable medical goods, will support Plateau Mission Hospital’s capable professionals and strong leadership by enabling them to provide better healthcare to the community it serves. For more information, click here.
Date: September 15, 2011
Country: Kenya
Recipient: Plateau Mission Hospital
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Sponsors: Roper St. Francis Healthcare
Key Items: Nebulizer, incubator, gloves, infant warmer, prep kits, casts, OR light, beds, ventilator and an X-ray view box.
Date: September 21, 2011
Country: Ecuador
Recipient: Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil
Distribution Center: Western Region
Key Items: Pulse co-oximeter, stretcher, baby crib, exam table, PET vehicles, ambu bags, baby care kits, cervical collar, IV sets.
icddr,b, a leading international health research institution, has partnered with MedShare and another charity to support a large network of hospitals in Bangladesh by increasing quality of care and in-kind contributions of key medical supplies. The commitment, announced at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, will lead to the distribution of nearly $8 million worth of donated medicines and supplies and will establish best practice guidelines for patient care and treatment. The commitment will be operated and managed by icddr,b, which is providing medical professionals to oversee the training of over 7,600 employees at 12 hospitals as well as distributing the donated medical products.
Date: September 22, 2011
Country: Bangladesh
Recipient: i,cddrb
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Sponsors: Project Development Services, Inc. generously sponsored this shipment in recognition of their 10th anniversary.
Key Items: Vital sign monitor, beds, OR light, oxi sensors, cold packs, crutches, masks, exam stools.
To read more about MedShare’s partnership with i,cddrb, click here.
Date: September 28, 2011
Country: Ecuador
Recipient: Hospital Provincial General Docente Riobamba
Sponsors: Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Distribution Center: Western Region
Key Items: Nonconductive tubing, tracheostomy tubes, waste disposal units, masks, gowns, nasal oxygen cannula, exam chair, PET vehicles, nerve stimulators.
Date: September 28, 2011
Country: Paraguay
Recipient: Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Hospital de Clinicas
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Sponsors: Kimberly-Clark Foundation
Key Items: Electrosurgical unit, dental chair, EKG monitor, blood glucose monitor, surgical blades, cast materials, orthopedic cement, drapes, gloves.
Date: September 30, 2011
Country: United States
Recipient: Gleaning for the World
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Date: September 30, 2011
Country: Libya
Recipient: Ministry of Health Libya
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Sponsors: Hope International Relief and Development Agency
Key Items: Forceps, gauze, gloves, surgical packs, walkers, oxygen concentrator, and ventilators.
Date: September 30, 2011
Country: Libya
Recipient: Ministry of Health Libya
Distribution Center: Western Region
Sponsors: Hope International Relief and Development Agency
Key Items: Digital thermometer, stretcher, gooseneck exam lights, laptops, blood collection tubes, forceps, nasal elevator, exam gloves, medical tape.
Date: October 3, 2011
Country: Kenya
Recipient: The 410 Bridge
Distribution Center: Southeast Region
Sponsors: The 410 Bridge
Key Items: Infusion pump, sphygmomanometer, exam light, baby care kits, canes, table covers, IV sets and 10 PET vehicles.
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