Donations
When evaluating donations for clinics in developing countries,
we consider equipment condition, intended use, maintenance
requirements, availability of parts or accessories, and various
other factors. Our goal is to provide good quality, useful,
and appropriate equipment and supplies to those who are in
need. The following suggestions should be considered when
donating medical items.
Medical Supplies
- Most plastic disposable items cannot be reused and are
generally not accepted.
- Liquids such as cleaners, IV solutions, and medications
are too difficult to ship and cannot be accepted.
- Items should be sorted and boxed or bagged in separate
containers.
- Recent (within 5 years) medical textbooks are useful.
However, medical journals or magazines cannot be accepted.
- Pharmaceuticals (please contact us for specifics)
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Suggested Items
» Absorbable hemostats
» Ace bandages
» Anesthesia supplies (ambu bags, face masks, manual resuscitators,
endotracheal tubes)
» Casting materials
» Catheters (suction, Foley, and ureteral, but not cardiac)
» Dressings (gauze, bandages, Band-Aids, 4 x 4’s,
etc.)
» EKG supplies (electrodes, recording paper, leads, etc.)
» Electrosurgical supplies (cautery pencils, patient plates,
etc.)
» Endotracheal and tracheal tubes
» Gowns (OR and exam, cloth only, no disposables)
» Gloves (OR and exam)
» IV supplies (catheter placement, butterflies, injection
sites, extensions)
» Orthopedic supplies (braces, slings, supports, prosthesis)
» Patient care (wheelchairs, walkers, crutches)
» Scalpels and blades
» Scrub/prep (surgical scrub, iodine, brushes, sponges)
» Stainless steel containers
» Surgery instruments
» Surgery towels and drapes (cloth only, no disposables)
» Surgical tape
» Sutures and wound closure supplies
» Syringes/needles
» Tongue depressors and containers
» Q-tip applicators and containers
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