Here are some examples of things we are responsible to bring to clinic (if your family could use it, then the people of Kenya will probably need it too):
Medications:
- Multivitamins- children’s, adults, and prenatal
- Antibiotic Ointment
- Antifungal Ointment
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Analgesics (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc)- Children’s and adult
- Antipyretics (acetaminophen, Tylenol)- Children’s and adult
- Antihistamines (Benadryl)
- Antidiarrhea medications
Dental:
- Toothbrushes
- Toothpaste
Supplies:
- Thermometers
- BP cuffs and machines
- Band-aids
- Rubber exam gloves (sterile and non-sterile)
- Gauze pads
- Gauze wraps
- Ace wraps
- Alcohol or alcohol pads
- Peroxide
- Cottonballs
- Antibacterial hand sanitizer
- Tongue depressors
Give aways:
- T-shirts
- Hats/ caps
- Stickers or other goodies for kids- no food or candy items
- Eyeglasses
Misc:
- Scales
- Plastic eye glasses (found in hardware sections of stores)
- Bug spray w/ DEET
- Sunblock
- Gatorade packets
Medical:
- Tetracaine
- Wood’s lamp
- Fluorescein strips
- Opthalmic antibiotic ointment or drops
- Portable nebulizer w/ Albuterol or Atrovent
- LR and 0.9 NS
- 18 and 20 gauge IVs
- IV supplies
- Topical anesthetic gel
- Antiemetics
- TB medications
- Gentamicin, Ampicillin, Rocephin, Lariam
- Local anesthetic
- Surgical towels
- 20-50 cc irrigation syringes
- Interosseous needles
- Feeding tubes
- Absorbable sutures: 3-0 to 5-0 Vicryl or gut
- Sharps containers
- Various sizes of syringes
- UA strips