Medical Mission International ships over $5 million in value each year of targeted relief aid to save the lives of people around the world suffering from the effects of natural disaster, civil crisis, war, famine, and unrelenting economic turmoil and poverty. We dispatch ocean cargo containers filled with pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, medical disposables and equipment, food, clothing, emergency tents, and sleeping bags, school supplies and even ambulances.
“These shipments are often the difference between life and death,” says Ruth Kendrick, Medical Mission International Program Director. “In many circumstances, even if people could acquire money to purchase desperately needed items, the supply chains have been disrupted by crisis, natural disaster or economic conditions, resulting in scarcity.”
Recent aid shipments include the countries of Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Jordan, Haiti, Malawi, Philippines, Ethiopia, The Republic of Djibouti, Somaliland, Kenya, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mali, and Liberia.
Many humanitarian shipments are directed to areas overwhelmed by the ongoing refugee crisis. MMI's relief shipments of food, clothing, and medical supplies are especially vital in helping people who have fled their homes in search of safety. These shipments bridge critical supply gaps. The humanitarian crisis continues to escalate as many regions around the world are overwhelmed by people seeking refuge from neighbouring countries, as well as internally displaced persons whose homes and villages have been destroyed by conflict and war.
MMI sends medical supplies and equipment to hospitals and clinics to countries around the world, bolstering the health infrastructure of struggling communities. Essentials such as hospital linens, bedding, scrubs for medical staff, sutures, bandages, and pallets of medicines filled with antibiotics like Amoxicillin, Ciprofloxacin, Penicillin, and other life-saving drugs, enable facilities to treat many endemic disease and illnesses.
MMI also supplies clinics and hospitals with specifically requested equipment and machines. Medical facilities throughout the developing world often scramble to provide even the most routine care to patients who came seeking treatment due to lack of basic equipment. “MMI humanitarian aid shipments equip local doctors, nurses and medical clinics with the tools to diagnose, treat disease and illness, and save lives,” said Kendrick.
Every shipping container filled with life-saving humanitarian relief is a tangible reminder to the people suffering in adverse conditions that they are not forgotten. It is a message of hope. Medical Mission International is grateful to all supporters who help make these critical shipments possible.
