INTER CARE LTD

Inter Care's mission since 1974, is to save lives and alleviate suffering through the provision of surplus medical resources to rural partner health units in sub-Saharan Africa. Inter Care aims to collect surplus health care goods and medicines (donated and purchased), for the two-fold purpose of medical waste reduction and to send regular consignments of vital medical aid to rural health units across sub-Saharan Africa. Why our mission is important… 1. Despite many Sub-Saharan African countries expanding healthcare programmes, the deficit in healthcare coverage is predicted to worsen due to increasing population sizes. This means that more people will struggle to pay for their healthc... read more Inter Care's mission since 1974, is to save lives and alleviate suffering through the provision of surplus medical resources to rural partner health units in sub-Saharan Africa. Inter Care aims to collect surplus health care goods and medicines (donated and purchased), for the two-fold purpose of medical waste reduction and to send regular consignments of vital medical aid to rural health units across sub-Saharan Africa. Why our mission is important… 1. Despite many Sub-Saharan African countries expanding healthcare programmes, the deficit in healthcare coverage is predicted to worsen due to increasing population sizes. This means that more people will struggle to pay for their healthcare and therefore, will not receive the treatment the desperately need. 2. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria claim an estimated 3 million lives across 34 sub-Saharan African countries each year. We can help to provide medical supplies that will treat symptoms of these illnesses. 3. In 2021, the average life expectancy at birth in Sub-Saharan Africa was 60.24 years compared to 82 years in the UK. This is due to poor diet and lifestyle. Many of the health units we support provide programmes to support vulnerable people's nutrition and women's post-natal care. We support approximately 80 health units in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania, with regular consignments of medical aid. Each health unit we work with makes requests for their individual medical needs; sometimes, where those needs cannot be met by donated supplies, we need to purchase products. We receive no government funding and rely entirely on voluntary donations to fund our work. Your support will enable Inter Care to provide vital medical aid (free of charge) to vulnerable patients across sub-Saharan Africa.