Updated January
2005
MEDICAL
SUPPLIES/EQUIPMENT
Stethoscopes –
new
patient transfer trolleys
Nebulizers
theatre set-up trolleys
Sutures – any
type
portable theatre lights
Spectacles/cases
portable screens
Talcum powder
obstetric delivery bed
Soap
colostomy bags
Wound drains – tube
type
paraffin gauze
Tubigrip/tubinette/netelast
traction equipment
Sanitary towels
theatre table
Nappies – terry and
disposable
drip stands
Non-adhesive
dressings
dressing trolleys
Gamgee
urine drainage bags
Fever scans
heavy duty rubber gloves
SMA baby milk for
prems (no bottles)
incontinence pads and pants
Theatre wellingtons, boots and shoes
strong plastic sheeting
Theatre gowns /drapes
nurses scissors round end 5”
Low reading
electronic thermometers
fob watches
Surgical instruments
in good condition
amni hooks
Tablet counting
triangles
pill cutters/mortar & pestel
IMPORTANT: All the above items must be in date upon arrival in Uganda.
The hospital has to pay for the disposal of any out of date items before the authorities will release the container to us.
Visual & noisy
toys (not battery) for stimulation
children’s scissors
Velcro
wheelchairs/straps
Fishing nylon
wedges
Crutches
pressure cushions
Soft toys
walking frames
Carts,
tricycles
bubbles
Bicycles (any
size)
balls
Construction
toys
skipping ropes
Pencils/sharpeners/cases
rubbers/rulers/post-its
craft card/books
glitter etc.
Paper (any size
& colour)
scissors/staplers/hole punches
Card making
equipment
sellotape/glue/pritt sticks/blue tac
Paints/brushes
children’s reading books
Exercise /colouring books
biros – all colours
Modern medical &
nursing textbooks
nurses dictionaries
Computer printing
paper
crepe paper
Modern English
dictionaries
box/ring files A4
Envelopes all
sizes
A4 lined refill pads
Plastic pockets
A4
sketch pads
Electric typewriter
(heavy duty)
computers/keyboards/covers Mouse/mats
flip charts/marker pens
DVD’s/videos/CD’s
printers/laminator
OHP/laminates/pens
photocopier (fully serviced or new)
S.S. teacher’s
books
S.S. children’s activity books
Washable duvets
& covers/sheets
Tablecloths/napkins/T.towels
Blankets &
knitted blankets
men’s/ladies shoes (not stilletoes)
Baby/children/adult
clothes (particularly men’s)
towels (particularly large)
Curtains/rings/hooks
hats (men’s and women’s)
Wellington boots –
all sizes
scarves/handbags/jewellery
Knitted baby
vests
nightdresses/pyjamas
New underwear (inc.
large sizes)
duty shoes
Uniform cardigans –
navy, red or white
nurses uniforms white or
blue
Knitting
wool/patterns/needles
material/haberdashery/patterns
Warm overcoats for
nightwatchmen
large wedding dresses
Children’s
raincoats/large umbrellas
novels
School uniform esp.red & white gingham shirts/dresses/grey
shorts/jumpers/white shirts
Pressure
cookers
saucepans
Pyrex
casseroles/baking tins
cutlery & crockery
Christmas
decorations
toiletries
DIY tools
mechanics tools
Carpentry tools
hand & electric sewing machines
Power tools
nails/screws
Bibles (modern
translations)
commentaries
Bible reference
books
Christian books
Bible reading
notes
modern prayer books
Plain white Tshirts for children’s mission
modern Christian songbooks