MarySue Makin

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  MarySue commented on the article | about 3 years ago

  Five things that won’t do much for global health

  I would like to heartily agree with the comments "sending excess pharmaceuticals overseas" and "sending used medical euqipment."  Having worked in mission hospitals in Africa for the past twenty years, I have been on the receiving end of thousands of pounds of useless medicine and equipment.  We spend hours sorting through donated medicines hoping to find something useful, and we seldom do.  The used equipment usually runs on 110 volts, and our hospital runs on 220 volts, so most of it we cannot use.  
  As far as medicines are concerned, the best thing is to send money so the hospital or health organization can buy exactly what they need.  A great organization supplying medicines to developing countries is the International Dispensary Association (IDA) in Amsterdam, Holland.  Our hospital orders from this association on a regular basis.  We cannot use Malawian kwachas to pay for the medicines, and need some source or hard currency to pay.
  Dr. Sue MakinMulanje Mission Hospital