Improving Children's Health in Dominican Republic

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Summary

This project collects surplus basic medical equipment from US hospitals - cribs, nebulizers, suture, gloves, gauze - and delivers it to hospitals in Dominican Republic that care for children.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

While skilled medical care is available in Dominican Republic, children there are suffering and dying for lack of basic supplies. In the United States, hospitals have surplus medical materials that are going to waste. "Sending these still useful materials where they are desperately needed helps society's most vulnerable members have a good start in life," says Andrea Arkin, Program Director, Caribbean Region, "The community benefits for the long term."

Activities

Donations of medical materials to improve children's healthcare. "Donations [from Global Links] have allowed us to provide higher quality care to our patients." Dr. Christopher Doumpa, Director FUDOPROSA Hospital

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $420
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $21,580
Total Funding Goal: $22,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Focusing on pediatric health - providing the basic materials that enable local healthcare workers to set a standard for care - is investing in the future of the community.

Project Message

“Most people think that these materials are not so important. But to have just a lamp to do a physical exam is very important. This kind of thing will change reality in some of the communities here.”
- Dr. Socorro Gross, Asst. Director, Pan American Health Organization

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Angela Garcia,
Deputy Director
4809 Penn Avenue, # 2
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States
1-412-361-3424, ext.
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Global Links
4809 Penn Ave #2
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
United States
1-412-361-3424
http://www.globallinks.org

Learn more about Global Links and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Dominican Republic and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Dominican Republic, read the Human Development Report on Dominican Republic or the Wikipedia entry for Dominican Republic.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 13, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 13, 2008.

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