Resources
Supply Aquisition Resources
- Home Cares Equipment Recyclers -
Accepts donations of usable in-home medical equipment and supplies and makes them available at no cost to individuals in need of these resources. Every Thurs, anyone can drop by and pick up what they have available!
- San Francisco Location: 415.487.5405 - Open every Thurs from 10am-1pm at 65 Dorland St, SF - between Guerrero/Dolores and 16th/17th
- Oakland Location - 510.251.2273 - open every Thurs from 1pm-4pm behind the 1st Presbyterian Church at 2619 Broadway
- Freecycle.org
- iReuse.com
- ExcessAccess.com
- Alameda County Property and Salvage
- Tech Soup Computer Donation (search for computer donation resources by zipcode)
- IDA - International Dispensary Association - IDA is an organization based in Amsterdam that provides high quality essential drugs and medical supplies at the lowest possible price to the not-for-profit healthcare sector in developing countries.
Articles Related to WEHHS Projects
- "Expired Meds Still Work, Study Says, " by Laurie P. Cohen, The Wall Street Journal, Reprinted in The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 3, 2000
- "Prevalence, awareness and management of hypertension in Cameroon: findings of the 2003 Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey"
Other Resources and Links
- Friendx of Africa
- Partners in Health
- EAPSEC
- John Rose's Travelogue from Central America - (information on Chiapas from UC Irvine Medical Students involved in the EAPSEC Chiapas Project)
