Improving Children's Health in Dominican Republic
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: $1,914
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $20,086
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
Organization
Global Links
4809 Penn Ave #2
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
United States
1-412-361-3424
http://www.globallinks.org
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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 May 15, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 13, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Maternal and Infant care update
By Angela Garcia - Deputy Director, May 15, 2009 01:06 PM
The container was filled with such basic, essential items as a pediatric gurney, hospital-grade cribs, beds, chairs, infant scales, as well as equipment such as thermometers, nebulizers, and blood pressure units.
Global Links has had a strong commitment to improving healthcare in Dominican Republic since 1998 and we hope to continue improving care for women and children there in the future. Your support allows us to meet more requests for basic items such as IV poles so that children don't have to remain immobile with their IV bags taped to the wall during treatment for dehydration.
Thank you for your support. Please feel free to leave comments below regarding our project to improve maternal and infant care.
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