Hey folks!
Following on from the success of our foodbank, which is still doing well by the way, we are looking to expand our 'paying it forward' ethos, by introducing another initiative which will hopefully help a lot of needy people and it doesn't have to cost you anything.
We have become a collection point for unused/unwanted medical supplies. As you know, I used to be a health professional and I was part of an initiative who collected medical items and we arranged for it to be shipped abroad.
Well I am using my old contacts to do something similar again. All you need to do is bring in your unwanted/unused items (see below) when you visit us and give them to whoever is on the desk. I will keep the items and arrange for a courier to pick up the items once a month.
The items will be going to hospitals and emergency crisis centres in Africa where they need all the help they can get. Each centre has a specific shortage of certain items and they fill in a 'remittance' of items they are short of...the items we donate will then be sent to where it is needed to avoid wastage.
The stuff that is accepted is quite surprising and you may just have things lying around in your medicine cupboard, unused.
The medicines accepted are below. Tablets must be in full strips and in their original box and tubes/sprays need to be unopened to meet the World Health Organisation guidelines. They also need to have at least 15 months left on them until they expire:
Antibiotics/Antibacterials
Antifugals and Antivirals
Sulphonamides
Bronchodilators (inc unused inhalers)
Iron and vitamin tablets
Analgesics/Anti inflammatories, i.e. paracetamol, ibuprofen
Antacids and ulcer healing drugs
Anti-hypertensives and diuretics
Antihistermines
Steroid tablets and creams
Ear/eye drops and ointments
Anti-depressants and Anti-psychotics
Nitrates and Digoxin
Local Anaesthetics
Creams and ointments (i.e. savlon, germaline)
Oral Anti diabetic meds
Anti epileptics and Anti-malarials
Surgical items - Should be in their sealed packets and with 15 months left until they expire:
Swabs, gauze, dressings, plasters (all types)
Theatre masks, shoe covers
Bandages (all types)
Butterfly stitches
Giving sets and cannulae
Sutures of any kind
Maternity/sanitary pads
Neck collars/wrist braces
Any surgical instruments that are sealed in packets
Glove (latex and non latex in sealed boxes or packets)
Scissors in sealed packs
Needles and syringes in sealed packets
There are some medicines and surgical items that I can't send, i.e. codeine, tramadol, IV fluids...if you are unsure if I can accept something, just PM me.
So for you, it's easy!!! Just look through your medicine cupboard and see if there's anything on our list and within the 15 months, then pass it over on your next visit; I will do the rest.
Thanks in advance for your support and don't forget our food bank if you want to clear out your cupboards for spring, just bring it in with you...tinned food, dried food, cereals etc...!
 xx
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