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GUYANA MEDICAL RELIEF, INC. A Non-Profit Corporation with no paid employees Box 451745 Los Angeles, CA 90045 Phone & Fax: (323) 965.9914 Tax I.D. # 95-4192121 |
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Guyana Medical Relief (G.M.R.) was formed by a small group of concerned Guyanese in 1984 to provide sponsorship, (cost of packaging and shipping), for urgently needed medical supplies and equipment to Guyana.
We choose Direct Relief International, (D.R.I.) a California-based agency, because of its experience in providing worldwide medical assistance for over 57 years as our helpmate. All of the medical supplies that we ship to hospitals in Guyana are donated by U.S. manufacturers, hospitals, and medical professionals. We do not purchased any medical supplies, however, we do need funds to pay for shipment to these hospitals.
Guyana Medical Relief’s other significant role is to manage the monitoring of these shipments to make sure that they arrive at the hospitals in a timely manner and that receipt of the shipments are acknowledged by the hospitals. Direct Relief International (D.R.I.) sends a copy of the bill of lading to Guyana Medical Relief, to each receiving hospital and to the consignee in Guyana. On arrival in Georgetown, each shipment is cleared unopened, by the consignee for Guyana Medical Relief, who is Mr. Omar Sharif, the Director of Procurement for the Ministry of Health. The consignee informs the hospitals of the shipments’ arrival and arranges transportation of the shipping containers to them. The hospitals check the shipment against the bill of lading previously received from D.R.I. They must report to confirmation of all items received to Guyana Medical Relief. This confirmation report is sent to D.R.I. for their records. Each hospital must confirm receipt in order to receive another shipment.
Activities in Guyana
Guyana is located in northern South America between Suriname and Venezuela. Thirty percent of its population of 750,000 lacks sustainable access to safe sanitation. Seventeen percent lack sustainable access to safe water supplies. Primary public health problems in Guyana include HIV/AIDS, prenatal conditions including low birth weight and birth trauma, as well as heart disease and digestive diseases. Direct Relief has provided over $26.2 million (wholesale) in medical material assistance to Guyana since 2000, focusing on basic medical supplies. Direct Relief works in Guyana primarily with Guyana Medical Relief, an expatriate organization based in Los Angeles, CA. Guyana Medical Relief helps to equip a network of eight public hospitals throughout the country with basic medical supplies. Assistance provided by Direct Relief has included basic medicines, nutritional supplements, first aid materials, surgical equipment, surgical supplies, hospital beds, wheelchairs, and educational materials.
Amazon Rain Forest Health Care Project • Bartica Hospital Berbice • Davis Memorial Hospital
River Healthcare Project • Linden Hospital •
Mahaicony District Hospital St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital • Suddie Hospital
To help your fellow Guyanese, kindly donate now using the form below: Your donation is 100% tax deductible for U.S. citizens.
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$25 Individual |
The Linden Hospital Fund Raising Committee of Guyana Medical Relief presents its;
“ANNUAL GUYANA BREAKFAST”
MENU Saltfish and Bakes Sandwiches and Coffee Cakes
Tea (maybe even some “Lemon Grass”) Coffee and Juice
Pone, Patties, Pine Tarts, Buns, etc. for Sale at the “Cake Shop” Crafts and Other Items from Guyana for Sale
Maybe even some Poetry and “Ol’ Sides” from the Motherland And a little Steel Pan for Variety
(Raffles for Prizes every Hour on the Hour)
Date: September 15, 2007 Breakfast Served: 8:00 a.m. to 12.00 Noon Where: The Chapel of St. Francis 3621 Brunswick Avenue Los Angeles, CA, 90039
Breakfast Tickets: $15.00
FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL: William “WG” & Bridgette Grant 213-481-2516 Lorna Frank 714-484-3570 Vibert & Ederle Allen 818-833-7482 Herb & Pat Glasgow 323-298-7028 Tony & Beth Lewis 626-339-2775
(Please make reservations early so that we can supply an adequate number of bakes) |