In-Kind Donations

 

Wishlist for Cameroon 2007 Shipment

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This summer, FOA will deliver a large shipment of donated surplus medical supplies to the following three clinics in Cameroon, in addition to putting on a health fair. Each of the clinics have sent us a wishlist of items, (below).

 

Many of the items on these lists are basic household goods that any of you may find around the house (ie, vitamins, toothpaste/brushes, back braces, blender, refrigerator....), so please take a look! (note: computers are extremely helpful to these clinics if anyone is upgrading)

 

If you wish to contribute, please with a list of items you wish to donate. We will be sending our shipment out of the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2007. Our storage facility is in West Oakland at 11th and Pine St, and we will gladly set up a time to receive the items there, or at a more convenient location. We have volunteers across the bay area who are willing to pick up items and deliver them.

 

Or, if you would like to donate online, please click here. Thank you!

 

List of Needs from Etoug’Ebe Baptist Dispensary

A. Dental Department

  • Dental mirrors and handles
  • Diamond burs (rounds, inverted cones, fissure)
  • High-speed handpiece cartridges
  • High-speed handpieces
  • Angled Slow-speed handpieces
  • Disposable suction tubes
  • Root canal files (assorted)
  • Light curing polymerizer (lamp)
  • Aspirating syringes
  • Sensitive toothpastes
  • Angled toothbrushes (adults and children)
  • Dental needles (long, medium and short)
  • Angled tweezers
  • Elevators
  • Disposable masks
  • Packaging systems (sterilization packets)
  • Angled scissors
  • Laboratory coats
  • Dental units (portable)
B. Eye Department
  • Lensmeter
  • Slit lamp
  • Refraction set
  • Automatic refractor
  • Shaping Machine
  • Frames
  • Tonemeter
  • Ophthalmoscope
  • Forceps (Epilation)
C. General Consultation
  • Clinical weighing scales
  • Textbooks on Midwifery, Medical diagnosis
  • Charts on Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Calculators
D. Physiotherapy Department
  • Therapeutic Ultrasound
  • Shortwave Diathermy
  • Microwave Diathermy
  • Interferential and stimulation
  • Infrared lamp
  • Upper and lower extremity exercise system
  • Stationary cycling bicycle
  • Back braces
  • Lumber support
  • Ankle splint
  • Knee splint and support
  • Trampoline
  • Cervical collar
E. Treatment Department
  • Surgical scissors
  • Sutures
  • Protective wears
  • Spatulas
  • Suturing needles
  • Kidney basins
  • Compresses
  • Lifting forceps

F. Laboratory Department

  • Incubator for Culture
  • Autoclave
  • Microscope
  • ELIZA machine
  • Hot plate (for drying of slides)
  • Micro-haematocrit centrifuge and reader
  • Protective Eye glasses
  • CD4 machine
  • Computer (desktop)

G. Pharmacy Department

  • Blender
  • Refrigerator
  • Triple beam balance (2.5kg)
  • Hypertensive Drugs
  • Diabetic Drugs

 

List from Dr. McMoli (Opthamologist)

A. General
  • pain killers, eg
    • Tylenol
    • vitamins for kids and adults
  • anti-inflammatory drugs for persons with arthritis;
    • muscle balms
  • anti-histaminic drugs
    • syrups for chidren
    • drugs for hay fever/ allergic rhinitis, some anti-spasmodics
  • 10-12 ventolin inhalers(salbutamol) or equivalent for asthmatics
B. Eyes
  • Spectacles: For reading: +1.00DS, +2.00DS; +2.500DS; +3.00DS(Fewer). The majority should be +1.500DS and +2.00DS.
  • MYOPIC LENSES:
    • About 10 to 20 -1.00DS;
    • About 10-20 -1.50DS;
    • 10 to 20prs. -2.00DS;
    • About 10 prs -3.00DS;
    • 6-10 of -4.00DS, -5.00DS and -6.00DS
  • REASON, HIGH MYOPIA RELATIVETELY UNCOMMON - it is not necessary to bring Cylindrical lenses due to individual variations and local opticians can fit these.
  • Eye Instruments
    • schiotz or hand- held applanation tonometer
    • lacrimal probe and punctum dilator
    • Anaesthetic drops
    • 2 bottles of mydriatic

C. Others About 10 automatic Blood pressure machines, arm type, pl.; finger or wrist ones not so reliable or dura

Specific for Eyes: It may be worthy to note that a lot is on-going to combat preventable blindness from child-hood infections, malnutrition and poor hygeine by NGOS , Some Missions and the Govt. IF FOA can contribute towards early diagnosis and management of GLAUCOMA, it would be most helpful.

  • One Haag STREIT Slit- lamp, with an applanation tonometer
  • One STATIC PERIMETER of the Fried-mann`s TYPE or the modern AP-125 AUTOMATIC VISUAL FIELD PLOTTER (TOPOCON or Equivalent) + CANON BJC Colour printer.
  • Visual Field analyser would also be helpful in the diagnosis and follow-up of cerebral tumours. Such equipment is presently scarce in Cameroon and one sees a fair number of irreversible blindness from glaucoma.

-All for now, best wishes from Dr. Theodosia McMoli, Buea, CAMEROON

 

 

Bethesda Hospital

 

A. Laboratory Department

  • heamathology counter machine
  • electrophorese machine
  • pipette
  • bunsen burner
  • magnetic agitator
  • cotton hydrophobe
  • gloves
  • distilled water
  • erlen meyer
  • microscope

B. Other equipment

  • weighing scale (baby)
  • foetoscope
  • measuring tape (gravidometre)
  • blood pressure apparatus
  • stethoscope
  • mini doppler
  • delivery table
  • scissors of various sizes
  • box of instruments
C. Electronics
  • photocopy machine
  • lap top
  • printer/fax

 

D. Dental
  • any equipment that can be used
E. Drugs
  • Mainly those of the tropical pathology

F. X-Ray Instruments

  • any equipment that can be useful

 

G. Theather (bloc operaoire)
  • any equipment that can be useful

 

 

Hope House Needs

  • blood refrigerator
  • blood donation bed
  • spectrophotometer with printer and all the accessories
  • electrophoresis apparatus
  • a coulter
  • electric Cautery Machine
  • X-ray Machine
  • dental bed and all the accessories
  • Physiotherapy apparatus
  • blood analysis apparatus. (full blood count)
  • blood pressure apparatus
  • opthalmic equipment to set up a department
  • three tricycle for handicap person
  • 3 babies incubator for premature babies
  • 40 bedside lockers

  • Medical supplies, cotton, gauze, surgical gloves

    sterile, and clean gloves

  • Bed side screens
  • Nurses Uniforms Blus and deep green and flowery type with pants like the American Nurses
    • 100 - different sizes, specifically medium, large, extra large
    • Front cover sandals- white for Nurses

 

Vineyard Vocational Nursing Center

 

LIST OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL NEEDED FOR EACH DEPARTMENT

A. Medical Laboratory Department

  • Micro master Binocular microspore with a built-in graduated mechanical stage with 4 – objectives {x4), (x10), (x40) (x 100)}.
  • Microscope slides and cover slips
  • Test tubes
  • EDTA Containers
  • Heperinised containers
  • Beakers
  • Bunsen burner
  • Autoclave
  • Flasks
  • Measuring cylinders
  • Centrifuge (micro and macro)
  • Pipettes/pipette Fillers
  • Wire loops
  • Ready prepared swab sticks
  • Refrigerators with thermometer
  • Glucometer (ACCU-CHECK ADVANTAGE b/d glucose meter)
  • Droppers
  • Micropipettes
  • Photo Colorimeter
  • Pressure cooker
  • Water baths
  • Electric Incinerators
  • Haemocytometers (Naubauer and Thoma)
  • WBC and RBC pipettes (Naubauer and Thoma)
  • Urinometer
  • Combi – 10 Chemical Reagent strip
  • Capillary tubes
  • Blood Lancet.
  • Disposable latex gloves
  • Biohazard containers
  • Wash bottles
  • Computer
  • ESR stand (Wstergreen)

B. Kits, Reagents, Stains, and Test Strips

  • Widal kits
  • Syphillis test strips
  • Pregnancy test strips
  • HIV I and II test strips
  • Lugol’s iodine
  • Sulfranin stain
  • Gentian Violet stain
  • Acid Alcohol
  • Geinsa stain
  • Wright’s stain
  • Field stain “A” and “B”
  • Leishman stain
  • Carbol Fushin
  • Concentrated sodium Hydroxide
  • concentrated Hydrochloric Acid
  • Potassium Hydroxide
  • EDTA Reagent
  • Sodium citrate
  • Heparin sodium
  • Benedict solution
  • Buffer solution
  • Buffer solution Distilled Water
  • Methylene blue
  • Eosin
  • Normal Saline 0.9%
  • Sodium Metabisalphite
  • Prepared slides for
    • Malaria Parasites
    • Leismania
    • Giardia lamlia
    • Endamoeba histolytica and Endamoeba Coli
    • Trichomonas vaginalis
    • Candida albicans
    • Trypanosomes
    • Microfilaria warms
    • Bacteria (rods, cocci, spiral vibrio
    • Stained blood smears
    • Warm ova (e.g. ascaris, taenia, hookworm, whipworm, trichuris etc)
    • Epithelial cell Etc

C. Medical/Surgical Department

  • Computers
  • Hot-water bottles
  • Bed-Cradles
  • Bed-blocks
  • Fracture boards
  • Sandbags (Air-ring or rubber ring)
  • Wheel chairs
  • Trolleys
  • Walkers
  • Back rests
  • Blankets
  • Mattresses
  • Draw sheets
  • Beds
  • Bath/face towels
  • Stretchers
  • Bed pans
  • Urinals
  • Scissors
  • Kidney dishes
  • Gallipots
  • Pulse meter
  • Clinical thermometers
  • Electronic blood pressure kits and stethoscope
  • Forceps
  • Scalpels and Blades
  • Towel Lamps
  • Probes and Directors
  • Retractors
  • Dilators
  • Vaginal Speculums
  • Rectal Speculums
  • Nasal speculums
  • Atoscopes
  • Resuscitation mask/bags (resuscitation sets)
  • Spatulas
  • Poultice boards
  • Nasogastric tubes
  • sterile cotton wool packs
  • Gauze, bandages
  • Lotion thermometers
  • Cama Syringes
  • Suction bulbs
  • Mouth Gag
  • Trays
  • Sterile gloves
  • Sputum mugs
  • Aural syringe
  • Aural speculum
  • Was hook
  • Auriscope
  • Vacuum extractor: cups, pump, jar and valve.

D. Pharmacy Department - Drugs and Vitamins

  • Amoxicillin 250 mg, 500 mg, tabs, capsules, vials
  • Ampicillin 250 mg, 500 mg, tabs, capsules vials
  • Aspirin (ASA) 75 mg, 300 mg tabs
  • Aspegic Sachets
  • Algotropyl inj
  • Paracetamol 500 mg, 250 mg
  • Calamine lotion
  • Ibuprofen 200 mg, 400 mg tabs
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Vitamin B-Complex tabs, ampoules
  • Retinol (Vit A)
  • Thiamine (Vit Bi)
  • Riboflavin (Vit B2
  • Niacin (Vit B3
  • Pyridoxine (vit B6)
  • Cyanocobalamin (Vit B12)
  • Ascorbic Acid (Vit C)
  • Calciferol (Vit D)
  • Menaphthone (Vit K)
  • Multivitamin
  • Tocopherol (Vit E)
  • Menapththone (Vit K)
  • Folic Acid
  • Ferrous Sulphate
  • Iron Dextran
  • Phehylbutazone
  • Analgin 2 g ampoules
  • Diclofenac sodium 75 mg tabs and ampoules
  • Profenid 100 mg tabs and ampoules
  • Indomethacin 10 mg, caps
  • Piroxicam 100 mg caps, amps
  • Librium (Chlordiapoxide HCl) 10 mg caps
  • Cafergot (Ergot/caffeine )
  • Alloparinol (Zyloprim)
  • Probenecid (Penemid)
  • Diazepam (valium) 5 mg, 10 mg tabs, amps
  • Cimetidine 200 mg, 400 mg tabs, amps
  • Phenytoin (dilantin)
  • Amphetamine
  • Phenobarbital
  • Adrenaline (Epinephrine)
  • Ephedrine HCl and SO4
  • Propranolol HCl
  • Physoneostigmine
  • Dopamine HCL (intropin)
  • Benzyl penicillin 1 mega vials
  • B penicillin vials
  • crystalline penicillin vials
  • Benzathine penicillin vials
  • Cloxacilline cap/tabs
  • Procaine penicillin vials
  • Penicillin VK vials
  • Erythromycin 250 mg, 500 mg
  • Ciprofloxacin tabs 500 mg
  • Gentamicin 80 mg, 180 mg amps
  • Doxycycline 100 mg, 200 mg tabs/caps
  • Tetracycline 250 mg tabs
  • Cotrimoxazole (Bactrim) 480 mg tabs
  • Streptomycin
  • Bethadine
  • Gentian Violet paint
  • Norbaction 400 mg tabs
  • Methylene Blue
  • Norfloxacin
  • Metronidazole 200 mg, 250 mg tabs inj
  • Rifampicin
  • Isoniazid (INH)
  • Elhanbutol HCl
  • Nystalin 100.000 iu tabs
  • Griseofulvin 500 mg tabs
  • Clotrimazole creams
  • Miconazole
  • Benzoic acid compound
  • Sulphur ointment
  • Penicillin Ointment
  • Dexamethasone cream
  • Dexamethosone 0.5 mg tabs, amps
  • Buscopan (Hyoscine Butyl bromide)
  • Chlorpheniramine
  • Promethasine 25 mg tabs, amps
  • Calamine lotion
  • Dexchlopheniramine
  • Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
  • Prednisone
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Betamethasone (Celestorne)
  • Nitroferantoin
  • Nalidixic Acid
  • Cinoxacin
  • Phenayopyridne (pyridium)
  • Propantheline Bromide
  • Sodium Bicarbonate
  • Magnesium salts
  • Magnesium carbonate
  • Aluminium Hydroxide
  • Colloidal Bismuth
  • Ranitidine
  • Metoclopramide amps
  • Chlorpromazine (larqactil)
  • Bisacodyl (Dulcolax)
  • Loperamide 2mg capsules
  • bismuth salts
  • codeine phosphate
  • Naloxone HCl
  • Activated charcoa
  • 5% NaH Co3
  • Distilled water
  • Mebendazole (vermox) 100 mg tabs
  • Pyrantel
  • Diethylcarbamazine
  • Amodiaquine Hcl
  • Fansidar
  • Quinine sulphate 300 mg, 600 mg tabs and amps
  • Plasmotrim
  • Benzyl benzoate (Ascabiol)
  • Gamma Benzene Cl6 (lorexane)
  • Methylated Alcohol (spirit)
  • Potassium permanganate
  • Compound iodine
  • povidone – Iodine 1.4 % (savlon)
  • Powder spray
  • Formaldehyde solution (Formalin)
  • Lignocuine (lidothesin), zylocaine
  • Normal saline 0.9 %
  • Hartmann’s solution
  • Glucose 5%
  • Glucose 10%
  • Dextran 40 %
  • Dextran 70 %
  • Tot-hema
  • Ranferon
  • Furosemide (lasix)
  • Hydrochlorothiazide
  • Disposable syringes 2ml, 5ml, 10ml