I work at a non-profit that donates medical supplies and equipment to needy children around the world. Typically from third-world (and sometimes war-torn) countries, the health of these young people are being neglected because they don’t have the proper resources and medical care that they really deserve. The initial reason I started here was because I saw on the news a segment on the children who are affected by the war between Israel and Palestine along the Gaza Strip. There they were, innocent but so very despondent. Many of them were hurt or ailing but because they were stuck in this dangerous war zone, they couldn’t get the attention that was necessary. I knew that it was imperative that I try to help and get medical supplies over there.
With my group, we were able to collect almost 100,000 pounds of medical supplies to fly over to hospitals in countries like Ghana and Jerusalem. In any given package, there can be anything from syringes and hygienic products to hi-tech equipment like cardiac surgery equipment and medical imaging equipment. These kinds of medical supply donations are remarkable gifts for these people who can barely afford to pay the transportation fare to get to the hospital in the first place.
Although they are donated, the medical supplies that we ship are by no means sub-par in quality. The goal of our organization is to help these unfortunate people by sending them only our best and most valuable equipment. Sending junk to a country that already has junk is counterintuitive. I just am really excited to see the fruits of what our organization has done and the reaction on the children’s faces when they know that they have the possibility to be healthy again.
