MedShare: CleanBirth.org Needs to Partner with this Org

This morning I read an article profiling a Peace Corps worker who will be distributing Clean Birth Kits to midwives and Casas Maternas (birthing centers) in Nicaragua.  MedShare is providing the supplies.

This is the first time  I have heard about this organization and the great work they are doing.  I would love to get hooked up with them.  Here’s more on their mission:

MedShare is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving healthcare and the environment through the efficient recovery and redistribution of the surplus of medical supplies and equipment to those most in need. We collect surplus medical supplies and equipment from hospitals, distributors and manufacturers, and then redistributes it to qualified healthcare facilities in the developing world. We also outfit medical missions and safety net clinics in both the U.S. and abroad.

The MedShare Bridge

1Gathering supplies:

• Collected more than $93 million worth of life-saving medical supplies and equipment.
• Saved in excess of 2 million cubic feet from area landfills.
• Received medical products from hundreds of hospitals and corporations.
• Collected over 15,000 pieces of equipment.

2Matching needs:

• Sorted more than 3,500 tons of medical supplies.
• Provided approximately 1,000 different boxes of medical supplies per shipment.
• Built volunteer corps exceeding 1,500 per month.

3Improving healthcare and the environment:

• Supported the healthcare of millions of people who live in poverty.
• Shipped more than 700 forty-foot tractor-trailer size containers to over 85 developing countries and territories.
• Provided biomedical engineering support to recipient hospitals.
• Provided more than 2,100 medical mission teams with $2.5 million in supplies.

Our shipments of medical supplies and equipment have decreased our carbon footprint and brought healing and the promise of better lives to 88 countries and countless patients.