Medical Supplies
Individual and Community Access
Access to essential medical supplies is crucial for treating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and improving overall health outcomes for vulnerable communities.
Your donation provides essential medical resources—life-changing medications, surgical instruments, and basic healthcare supplies—empowering local healthcare workers to deliver timely and effective care.
These critical tools do more than treat individual patients. They help strengthen community health systems, prevent the spread of disease, and support long-term recovery. By equipping communities with what they need most, your support ensures access to quality care, builds resilience, and promotes a healthier, more empowered future for all.
Medical Supplies
Self-Care Supplies
Locally sourced items like bandages, gauze, oil, soap, and pumice stones empower patients to practice daily self-care and promote faster wound healing. Healthier skin not only supports physical recovery but also enhances self-esteem and dignity.
$25
Antibiotics and Antifungal Meds
Your gift of antibiotics and other antifungal medications play a vital role in the recovery process for patients after surgery. These essential treatments fight infections and prevent future complications.
$25
Give Self Care Supplies Every Month
Self-care kits play a crucial role in improving the quality of life for those affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Regular use of these kits helps reduce swelling, heal ulcers, and prevent complications that could lead to surgery. By minimizing symptoms like unpleasant odors and wound infections, self-care also helps reduce isolation and stigma.
People with disease-damaged feet need to soak, scrub, and oil them daily to aid healing and maintain mobility. Donate self-care supplies every month to provide essential hygiene items and training, empowering those affected to manage their symptoms and prevent further disability.
What Is Typically Included:
- Water Basin & Soap: For washing of affected areas to maintain hygiene.
- Scrubbing Stone / Pumice Stone: To gently remove hardened skin and prevent buildup that can lead to ulcers.
- Gauze Bandages: To dress ulcers or wounds so that they stay clean and protected.
- Compression Bandages: For wrapping and supporting swollen limbs, especially for those with LF, to reduce swelling and discomfort.
- Medicated Cream: To prevent or treat minor skin infections, including those caused by small cuts or wounds.
- Oil or Moisturizing Cream: Helps keep the skin soft and prevents cracking.
Medical Supplies
Self-Care Supplies
Locally sourced items like bandages, gauze, oil, soap, and pumice stones empower patients to practice daily self-care and promote faster wound healing. Healthier skin not only supports physical recovery but also enhances self-esteem and dignity.
$25
Steroid Medications
People affected by leprosy can develop complications which affect their nerves. Your gift of steroid medications helps treat complications and minimize the risk of permanent damage.
$12
Surgical Supplies
Your gift stocks hospitals and clinics with critical medical supplies like gauze, ointments, and surgical tools. Together, we can ensure health facilities are equipped to provide life-saving care to the world’s most vulnerable people.
$40
Bandages
Essential bandages keep ulcers and other wounds clean and protected, while preventing further infection. Additionally, bandages reduce inflammation and relieve pain by applying gentle pressure to swollen limbs.
$12
StorIES of Hope
— Ernest Barclay, Liberia
Ernest would buy his own bandages at 30 Liberian dollars each—an expense that quickly added up. He then joined a peer support group has been a lifeline, providing him with essential help, including food and bandages. With this support, Ernest can better manage his ulcer and regain a sense of hope.