This is a great article about international medical aid.
Uvealblues
“There are a slew of complex issues that make donations of any kind aside from financial really poor practice for trying to help developing countries. When it comes to medical equipment donations, the consumables necessary to operate many of these machines, such as x-ray film, reagents, etc, are often not considered prior to the donations; nor is life-cycle costing and maintenance and operational costing and support figured in. Subsequently we see a lot of discarded medical equipment lying around clinics, hospitals and dump sites in low-income countries we work in.”
Uvealblues
“There are a slew of complex issues that make donations of any kind aside from financial really poor practice for trying to help developing countries. When it comes to medical equipment donations, the consumables necessary to operate many of these machines, such as x-ray film, reagents, etc, are often not considered prior to the donations; nor is life-cycle costing and maintenance and operational costing and support figured in. Subsequently we see a lot of discarded medical equipment lying around clinics, hospitals and dump sites in low-income countries we work in.”
Homira has identified a few ways that donations can go wrong. There are plenty of others. But you don’t have to donate cash to be useful.
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