Medical Supplies for the Needy

It's not uncommon to see stories on TV about the poor health conditions in third world countries,...  More »

It's not uncommon to see stories on TV about the poor health conditions in third world countries, but a combined effort by a few groups in Minot is aimed at lending a helping hand with needed medical supplies. A local chapter of a Nursing Honor Society and Minot State University Nursing Students are joining efforts to gather medical supplies for the Foundation for hospices in sub-Saharan Africa. The group helps support hospice in areas of Africa for people who are affected by HIV-AIDS and other terminal illnesses. Organizers are hoping to gather everything from Band-Aids to blankets, toothpaste to tongue depressors and send it all to the foundation so it can be distributed... (Rhoda Owens, Registered Nurse-President of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing) The health care system in Africa is very poor and so this foundation and also the Hospices in Africa rely on donations from organizations in the United States whether it's hospices or other organizations like ours. (Ashley Beeter, MSU Nursing Student) We tend to focus on what's going on around us but you know there's the same things going on out there and they have really limited supplies out there so as much as we get to help them out would be great. The drop-off locations for the medical supplies are at Affinity First Credit Union, Trinity Hospitals Home Health & Hospice in the Town and Country Shopping Center and in the MSU Nursing Department Office and the MSU Student Union. The medical supply drive runs through November 1st.  « Less