Imagine never having a single ultrasound scan during pregnancy to give reassurance that everything is fine because no one is available to repair the machine. Or not having the equipment to sustain the life of a pre-mature newborn because the technology so readily available in nations like the United States isn’t anywhere to be found.
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News, Shipping Lists & Blog
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Volunteer Spotlight: Salute to The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation & Southeast Volunteers
August 17, 2010"The community event was a great success. Not only did we have a chance to see how much work goes into the packing of the boxes of equipment first-hand, but through the information the MedShare team shared, we were able to see the amount of work this team does and just how comprehensive their...
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MedTeam Mission: Healing Cleft Palate in the Dominican Republic
August 17, 2010We treated a teenager who had survived the earthquake in Haiti and somehow made his way to Moca and our mission with a severe cleft lip. He presented himself to us wearing a rag over his face so he wouldn’t frighten others...
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Training Healthcare Leaders in Africa
August 16, 2010“75% of the equipment I’ve repaired in the 38 countries I’ve visited can be repaired without spare parts...
Shipping List
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Bolivia Hospital de Clinicas
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Nigeria Hope Floats Initiative
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Kenya St. Mary's Mission Hospital
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Costa Rica Fundacion Progreso Guanacaste
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Ghana FOCOS: Foundation of Orthopedics...
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Ethiopia Yemage Medical Center
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Guatemala Hospital Materno Infant il Juan...
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Nicaragua American Nicaraguan Foundation
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Blog
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August 18, 2010 04:05 pm
Staff Reports From The Field: Vietnam
As a follow-up to MedShare’s most recent visit to Vietnam in March, two MedShare staff members: Vice President of Development & Marketing, David Pass; and Western Region Executive Director, Chuck Haupt; have traveled to Vietnam to explore how we can continue to best meet health care needs in this...
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July 12, 2010 03:34 pm
Still Helping Haiti Six Months Later
Today marks six months since the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti, claiming over 230,000 lives, injuring more than 300,000 and leaving 1.5 million people homeless.
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June 29, 2010 11:40 am
Medical Aid for Nicaragua
We often forget how blessed we are as a nation to have a strong healthcare system, and in spite of going through the hard times of a recession, a strong overall economy compared to the majority of our global friends. Nicaraugua, for example, 1 in 2 people live in extreme poverty, 3 in 10 kids are...
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June 21, 2010 02:55 pm
Help for Haiti: St. Francois de Sales Hospital
Today, Friday June 18, 2010, a 40-foot container of medical humanitarian aid for HAITI was loaded and shipped out of MedShare’s Western Regional Distribution Center. The container is carrying over 12,000 lbs of medical supply and equipment donations that will be used at ST.
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June 21, 2010 02:40 pm
The Tale of Two Wards in Tanzania
MedShare’s Volunteer Programs Manager, Lindsey Barber is visiting hospitals throughout East Africa this month. Here is her powerful experience at a hospital in Tanzania...
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June 18, 2010 12:02 pm
Sharing the Health in Vietnam
Children's Hospital in Vietnam...
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June 9, 2010 10:26 am
From Dr. Guptill in Niger
Every once in awhile it hits me like a ton of bricks. It is a privilege to be a doctor for the people of Niger. You wouldn’t believe what their lives are like and how poverty limits them. I often see patients that are from “the bush” as my translators like to say. This means that they...
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June 3, 2010 12:01 pm
Unnecessary Deaths in The Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is at the center of Africa’s World War, but you don’t hear about it in the news. Since its outbreak in 1998, 5.4 million people have died, making it the world’s deadliest conflict since World War II. A large majority of these deaths are from preventable...
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May 27, 2010 04:01 pm
Help for Haiti #20: St. Nicholas Hospital
This little boy in Haiti plays with surgical glove outside hospital grounds.
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May 26, 2010 11:09 am
Huffington Post: Sustainability, not Numbers, Equals Success
As part of the rebuilding of Haiti, the goal is sustainable health care improvements, so future patients aren’t doomed. International NGOs have raised over a billion dollars, but are the funds going to build a sustainable Haiti? Read More on Huffington Post
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