Needed Supplies

Shoulder to Shoulder relies heavily on donated supplies to leverage our donations to serve the greatest numbers of people. These supplies are often medical but are also things we need desperately just to run a clinic. If you personally can obtain these or have concrete leads on places you can assist us in obtaining them, please contact Art Ranz at aranz@shouldertoshoulder.org. Even if you are not on the particular brigade, please contact me if you have access to any of these supplies.

Formulary Honduras Clinics (Donated medicines must NOT be expired and must be on this list) (PDF)

Clinic Supplies

Supplies presently needed at the clinic. If you have any of these, please email Art Ranz at aranz@shouldertoshoulder.org with the item, the amount you have, and your location. If you are with a brigade that is going soon, please give me the dates of your travel.

Urgently Needed:

• Any inhalent medication
• Any non generic antibiotic
• Any antidepressant/psych meds
• Multi-vitaminsAlcohol wipes
• Chux underpads (quantity 300)
• 3” fiberglass casting tape
• Sterilization bags for autoclaving instruments
• Slings
• Gloves, non sterile
• Gloves, sterile, size 7.5
• Doppler for listening to fetal heart tones

As Many As Possible :

• Blank Labels for pharmacy (30/sheet)
• Surgical scrub sponges
• Leg bags for foleys
• Canvas tote bags
• Canes
• Crutches no more than 5' 8" height
• Knee Immobilizers
• Spacers and Masks for Inhalers
• HP Laser Printer Cartridge (12A Q2612A)
• BP cuffs-automatic is preferable
• Slings
• Thermometer covers
• Gloves, non sterile
• Hand Sanitizer ( not hand soap )
• Dacron small urethral swabs (for STD testing in men)
• Table paper
• Nebulizer masks for kids and adults
• 2” stockinette
• Kerlex gauze
• Plastic bins- clear plastic shoeboxes
• Thumb spica splints
• Cock up wrist splints, all sizes
• Lexmark #16 printer cartridges
• 10 cc syringes

Sample Meds/Supplies Always Needed:

• NSAIDS other than ibuprofen
• Prenatal Vitamins
• Prevpac (h. Pylori tx)
• Antipsychotics (seroquel and risperdal)
• Soaps
• Tooth brushes
• Atrovent MDI
• Artifical tears
• Gifts for women at group prenatal visits (soaps/lotions/baby items)
• Nasal Steroids
• Proton Pump Inhibitors
• Steroid Inhalers
• Pedialyte samples (popsicles)
• Visine or other allergy eye gtt
• ARBs
• Shampoos
• Diaper rash ointment
• Stickers (or some type of reward for pediatric patients)
• Giemsa Stain
• Cervical biopsy forceps
• Rapid Strep Tests
• Hgb AIC rapid tests
• Postpartum maternal underwear

Santa Lucia OB program:

• newborn diapers
• receiving blankets
• diaper bags (canvas bags from drug companies can be used)
• small baby toys/rattles
• onesies, etc.

Library Supplies

• Children’s books in Spanish. Go the our Amazon wish list for the complete list. (The shipping address can be the Shoulder to Shoulder office.)
• Floor mats
• Tape ( masking and scotch)
• hole puncher single and 3 hole
• "googly" eyes
• pipe cleaners
• coloful small bins and trays for storage
• playdough
• elmers glue
• paper lunch bags for crafts
• paper plates for crafts
• white board erasers
• small white boards for students
• floor puzzles, the children really love these

• Tempera Paint
• Scissors
• Cups to dilute paint
• Used Magazines (for use in the Life Skills Course)
• Boxes of Pastels ( similar to chalk)
• Cardstock 8 x 11 various colors and white.Construction Paper
• Sheets of Foam (various colors)
• Beads (for necklaces and bracelets)
• Notebooks
• Markers
• Foam animal stickers and other figures in foam
• Strings of different colors and sizes (embroidery floss, hemp, twine, etc.)
• Whiteboard markers
• Pipe cleaners
• Balloons Plastic cords and elastic cords
• Cotton balls
• Stationery
• Printer cartridges, color and black and white (hp 78 color and 15 black and white)
• Coloring books
• White printer paper
• Compasses (for making circles)
• Poster boards of different colors and different thicknesses
• Popsicle sticks
• Felt tip pens
• Glitter, glitter glue sticks
• Stamps and stamp pads