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Medical Supplies for Hospitals in Haiti

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VIDA is working with our partners, Medshare and COADHA to bring surgical supplies and medical equipment to hospitals operating in Haiti after the devastating 7.0 earthquake project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The most urgent need is to raise funds to support the shipment of multiple containers to Haiti - either by sea or airlift. Each container holds approximately 1 million in supplies and cost approx, $10,000 to deliver. VIDA provides $140 in medical aid for every dollar donated. A $100 donation provides $14,000 in medical aid.

Activities

It has been reported that several hospitals were destroyed on Tuesday. The VIDA containers will help doctors and nurses to establish and supply temporary and active clinics therefore saving hundreds, if not thousands, of lives.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $26,167
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $23,833
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

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

It will take many months to restore and rebuild Haiti. VIDA is preparing to ship 5-6 containers of medical relief over the next 6-9 months in cooperation the Consortium For The Advancement Of Haiti COADHA.

Project Message

Now is the time to act!
- Adam See, VIDA Board Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Patti Mangan
Board of Directors Member
6251 Hollis Street
Emeryville, California 94608
United States
(510) 655-8432
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistance
6251 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
United States
510-655-8432
http://www.vidausa.org

Learn more about Volunteers for Interamerican Development Assistance and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in HaitiHaiti and can also be found under Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery.

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on February 1, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 13, 2010

Latest Update from the Field

Twelve more pallets headed to Haiti

By Patti Mangan - Board Director, February 01, 2010 05:22 PM

Just an update to let our supporters know that we have collected an additional 12 pallets of medical supplies this week - with more coming in daily. As the materials arrive they are sorted, documented and then arranged on wooden pallets so they can be shipped safely to the destination and distributed in an organized manner.

The medical supplies are collected from many partners in the Bay Area - hospitals and clinics that we have long standing relationships with.

Our work has a threefold purpose- disaster relief, general medical relief year long in Latin America and saving/diverting what would be medical waste from Bay Area landfills.

If you work in the medical industry and can benefit from our life saving work - please contact us!

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