{"id":1420,"date":"2014-12-05T15:55:33","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T15:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2016-01-04T01:09:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T01:09:20","slug":"finding-supplies-for-charitable-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2014\/12\/05\/finding-supplies-for-charitable-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Supplies For Charitable Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/medical-supplies-e1417881314603.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1422\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/12\/medical-supplies-e1417881314603.jpg\" alt=\"medical-supplies\" width=\"530\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Greg Shay is a mid-career pediatric pulmonologist embarking on a life-long dream: to promote the health of a marginalized community. He completed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmed.us\/courses-info\/hybrid-courses\/international-medicine-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">INMED International Medicine &amp; Public Health Hybrid Course<\/a> this fall, and is now heading to the African nation of Cameroon with the organization Mission Doctors to serve at <a href=\"https:\/\/missiondoctors.org\/cameroon-a-mission-journey-to-st-martin-de-porres-catholic-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\">St Martin de Porres Hospital<\/a>. Writes Greg, &#8220;They asked me to bring some intra-osseous needles but they are a whooping $100 each. Does anyone know a place to buy cheaper medical equipment? What is your best source of buying generic bulk meds for medical trips?&#8221; The Greg observes, &#8220;It is a bit depressing that even when you are volunteering to help people, you need to deal with exorbitant medical costs for supplies for the most disadvantaged.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I resonate with Greg Shay&#8217;s sentiments. Fortunately a number of highly motivated organizations are addressing this problem. Just as INMED provides healthcare personnel learning opportunities, a number of reputable corporation provide healthcare supplies at reduced cost:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blessing.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blessing International <\/a>&#8220;heals the hurting globally and locally by providing life-saving pharmaceuticals, vitamins and medical supplies to medical mission teams, clinics and hospitals.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/afrimedshare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AfriMedShare<\/a> &#8220;dedicated to improving public healthcare around the world by redistributing surplus medical supplies and equipment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearttoheart.org\/our-work\/product-distribution\/\" target=\"_blank\">Heart To Heart<\/a> &#8220;exponentially expands access to healthcare by providing medicine and equipment to clinics in the US and by outfitting international medical teams with the supplies they need.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">IDA Foundation<\/a> &#8220;for larger quantities of supplies destined for developing nations,&#8221; I have had excellent personal experience with IDA based in The Netherlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Promotion of health and healthcare in disadvantaged communities requires a remarkable network of visionaries, community leaders, trained healthcare personnel, financial supporters, and administrators. Provision of equipment and supplies for charitable healthcare rounds out these essential resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Greg Shay is a mid-career pediatric pulmonologist embarking on a life-long dream: to promote the health of a marginalized community. 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