As you may have heard, I am quitting my job the end of the year, and going to Haiti to volunteer at a clinic called Mother Health International for an indefinite period of time (at least 3 months). If you are interesting in helping out, the following items are things that the clinic has asked for, and I can bring them with me if you give them to me in person or send them to my parents' home before Jan 4th. Items in bold are of more dire need. ....more to come of a real update from me.
Calender for the new year - 1
Medium gloves - with powder, using powder free in the humidity does not work well
Medium sterile gloves, extra long - 10
Newborn cloth diapers - the old fashion kind - Gerbers makes some inexpensive ones
Rechargeable batteries: D-size, 9-volt
Protein powder for mama’s and midwives
Chux pads - disposible and hospital style, washable reusable
Peri bottles
Large dry erase board with markers
Breast pumps - manual
False Unicorn - 3 bottles
Vibernum - 3 bottles
Uva Ursi capsules
Bars (Granola, fruit, cliff, power bars whatever you like you like to eat when hungry at a birth).
Thermos for tea or coffee - large kitchen size
French press - 1 large
Hibicleanse wipes or any antiseptic wipes/towles
Baby wipes - 1 case
Essential oil of peppermint - 2
Aura Cacia essential oil - Chill Pill
Essential oil burner - 2
Pill bags - 2000
Large black garbage bags
Tincture bottles - empty
Gadels - all neonatal sizes
Baskets - (6in x 12-16 in) that wont break easily
Pepper spray for yourself personally and for clinic - buy oil based spray as water based sprays clogs after first use
Small reference book/flip booklet with pics to show moms during prenatals anything that would help with education
Flipflops - for inside clinic
Incense stand - 2
Autoclave - 1
Centrifuge with tubes - 1
Sterile speculum - 3 steel
Speculum light - 1
Microscope with slides and fixative - 1
Beeswax candles with lead free wicks (long taper) - 100
Yellow Pill - lots
Yunnan Baiyao - lots
Sterile instruments packs - 500
Sarongs
Lanterns - battery powered
Headlamps
Flashlights
Pillow cases - used is fine
Maternity pads
Cifixime or Ceftrixone- gonorrhea meds 30 doses
Tums antacids
Oregon grape seed root
Cranberry capsules
Calcium
Magnesium Citrate
Prenatal vitamins
Vitamins C
Echinacea capsules
Vit D
Iron - many, ferrous gluconate or Floradix
Long protective gowns - with long sleves to protect oneself from bodily fluids
Kangaroo care wraps - stetchy material
Ink cartiridge for HP Officejet 6500 Wireless printer Model # E709n, hp ink cartiridge 920
Projector - for computer hook up
Speaker system
Walkie Talkies
Michel Odent’s books in French for our assistant midwives
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