We have collected an extensive list of online resources related to international health and medical missions.
Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad (MESA) is an ongoing World Community Service Project of Rotary District 6600 inviting participation from all Clubs and Rotarians in the District, plus other interested organizations. MESA collects and distributes all medical and equipment supplies.
MediSend gathers surplus medical, surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic medical supplies and equipment and distributes them, free of charge, to qualified hospitals in developing countries that primarily serve the indigent population.
MedShare works with over 50 hospitals in the United States to recycle surplus medical supplies and equipment for use by healthcare insitutions in developing countries.
MEDWorld is a volunteer organization that collects and recycles unused medical supplies that would otherwise be discarded. The materials they collect are sent to developing countries where they can be used in clinics and hospitals serving the poor. MEDWorld was created by University of North Carolina physicians, medical students and hospital staff who were looking for an opportunity to do community service on a global scale while improving staff morale and reducing hospital waste.
Mission Outreach is a not-for-profit organization focused on the recovery and responsible redistribution of healthcare equipment and supplies to developing countries.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Direct Relief International partner to equip physicians on short-term medical trips to overseas health facilities. Serves Latin America and the Caribbean as well as other areas.
PQMD is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to raising the standards for medical product donations globally. As one of the leading authorities on medical donations recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and others, PQMD aims to encourage the donation and delivery of appropriate medicines to people in need in a timely and effective manner.
Project C.U.R.E. is non-profit, humanitarian relief organization that collects medical surplus and donates it to developing countries.
REMEDY is a group of health care professionals and others promoting the nationwide practice of recovery of open-but-unused surgical supplies. The end goal of our mission has been to provide international medical relief while reducing solid medical waste from US hospitals.
Sharing Resources Worldwide is a non-profit that ships medical supplies and equipment to need-identified areas around the world. Among other things, they have shipped wheelchairs and eyeglasses.
The SoundCaring program makes SonoSite hand-carried ultrasound systems available to non-profit healthcare providers operating in austere environments throughout the world. Qualified applicants receive high-quality, remanufactured SonoSite products at a deep discount, or in exceptional cases without charge.
Supplies Over Seas collects and redistributes surplus medical supplies and equipment to developing countries, including Guatemala, Honduras and Haiti.
TriMedx has served communities worldwide. Through collaborative partnerships with individuals and other organizations, TriMedx supports medical equipment technicians who volunteer to travel and perform equipment assessments and repairs.
Twelve Baskets Full, Inc. is a reclamation project that acquires pharmaceutical products from sources that would have discarded them. Twelve Baskets Full, Inc. then redistributes these medicines to medical missions organizations.
The mission of VIDA is to provide assistance to health institutions and development projects that support people in need in Latin America regardless of race, religion, and politics. VIDA’s top priority is to send quality medical supplies to people in the greatest need in Latin America.
Vitamin Angels provides vital nutrition in the form of supplements, to developing countries, communities and individuals in need.
Founded by Dr. Ron Lamb in 1976, the focus of WDR is to help train, equip and supply dental professionals on missions of mercy to the needy anywhere in the world. A wide assortment of dental supplies are available. The dental supplies are donated to World Dental Relief by U.S. manufacturers and are available for charitable dental projects.
World Medical Relief is a charitable organization whose mission is to impact positively the well-being of the medically-needy on a local, national, and international basis. WMR achieves this through the collection of financial donations and goods, including medical, dental, and laboratory items, as well as through the purchase and distribution of such commodities. Goods are distributed in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, gender, religion, nationality or political beliefs.
Worldwide Lab Improvement is a Christian, charitable, nonprofit corporation specializing in assisting medical laboratory facilities in mission hospitals and clinics in developing countries.
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