Urgent Needs for Bongolo Hospital
Lord willing, the next Bongolo Hospital shipment will go out March 2021.
Please ensure that donations arrive at ARK Transportation in Middleburgh Heights, OH, from February 1-14, 2021.
The medical staff at Bongolo has written this list of items that they see as urgent.
Please don’t send other items unless it is something you have already made such as the smaller sterilization wraps (48″x48″).
EYE CLINIC
– URGENT: 100 boxes, Preservative-free Artificial Tears (single-use vials in a box) example Theratears
– URGENT: 2000 bottles, Regular Artificial Tears (bottles) example Gericare Artificial tears
SURGERY DEPT
– URGENT: OR Table Sheets (175)
– URGENT: Surgical masks (5000)
You can access the entire supply list HERE.
**Instructions for delivery table sheets: use flat sheets twin or full size, any color, made of cotton or cotton/polyester. Fold sheet in half so it is 48” x 66” (twin) or 48”x 81” (full). Straight stitch or zig-zag around the entire doubled sheet, including the folded side, close to the edge. Measure half way down (33” or 40.1”) and sew across the sheet.
Would Great Value or other brands of regular Artificial Tears be acceptable? We don’t seem to have Gericare .
Yes. Great Value brand is fine.
We will have a couple sheets to send next week. We also have money donated written out to our church. Should I mail one check from our church or use that money to buy the artifical tears that are needed and send them? Which is better? Thank you.
Sorry I meant several table pads made from sheets….
Thank you for your questions. Please check your email for more information.
The twin sheet sets for hospital beds. Would child themed sheet sets be appropriate?
Yes, they would be appropriate. Thanks for asking.
Can churches send money instead? Where?
Yes. Credit card payments can be processed here: https://secure.cmalliance.org/give/ Checks made payable to The Christian and Missionary Alliance can be mailed to The Christian and Missionary Alliance, Attn: Donor Services, 8595 Explorer Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920. Write “Bongolo Med Supp/Shpg” in the memo.
Surgical masks are purchased ones, not ones we make, correct?
Correct
Do they have to be a certain kind, brand etc. or just say surgical mask?
We received responses from the surgeons at the Bongolo Hospital. This is their reply:
“3M, Kimberly-Clark, and even ADS (https://www.ad-surgical.com/medical-home ) are fine. Our preference, for the surgery dept. is for it to be some kind of brand name. There are some very flimsy, non-surgical/non-medical grade generic masks that would not be sufficient protection during surgery.”
Janet – We are checking with the surgeons and will let you know their preference. Thanks.
Do they want rolled bandages?
Yes. We will update this blog post so that you have access to the complete list of supplies urgently needed.