Winnipeg Free Press / The Times
Groups send medical supplies to Ethiopia

Posted on 11 December 20205 May 2022 by Tracy

by Sydney Hildebrandt / WFP The Times / Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 An airplane full of medical supplies is on its way to Ethiopia, where thousands of people have been killed or displaced due to an ongoing conflict in the country’s northern region of Tigray. Ethio-Canadian Network for Advocacy and Support — whose vice-chair is Read more about Winnipeg Free Press / The Times<br> Groups send medical supplies to Ethiopia[…]

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Loading for El Salvador

Posted on 17 October 20206 November 2020 by Tracy

We finally managed to send our long awaited container to El Salvador! Originally scheduled to be loaded last March, the container had to be cancelled when the beds slated to be included were recalled by Winnipeg Regional Health Authority hours before loading was to begin. Unfortunately, we had to vacate our warehouse space and we Read more about Loading for El Salvador[…]

Loading for Nigeria

Posted on 10 October 20195 May 2022 by Tracy

Today’s container was sponsored by NAYA which in the past has sent several containers to different provinces in Nigeria. This container is heading to Kano State Hospital and was filled with more than the usual number of beds (48) as well as exam tables, wheelchairs, walkers and crutches, a birthing bed, stretchers, an anaesthesia machine Read more about Loading for Nigeria[…]

Global News
Winnipeg organization brings together communities from around the world

Posted on 8 October 201926 November 2019 by Tracy

Thank you Global News Winnipeg for coming out to the Warehouse to report on our move.

Loading for Guatemala

Posted on 8 October 201926 November 2019 by Tracy

We loaded a container of our usual collection of items, this time headed for Siquinala, Fca. Inquietud and Escuintla, Guatemala where there is a tremendous need for all types of medical supplies. The container’s sponsor plans to set up a dental clinic and purchased the container to leave onsite to house the clinic. We had Read more about Loading for Guatemala[…]

Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Medical Supply Charity Seeks New Home

Posted on 8 October 20196 February 2020 by Tracy

A Winnipeg charity that has diverted more than 1,000 tons of used medical equipment from local landfills to needy faraway hospitals may soon have to throw in the towel. International Hope Canada says it will be forced to shut down operations if a donated warehouse space cannot be found. JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Read more about Winnipeg Free Press <br> Winnipeg Medical Supply Charity Seeks New Home[…]

Loading for Ukraine

Posted on 5 October 201923 January 2022 by Tracy

On October 5th, the Manitoba Provincial Council of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress funded a container destined for Kharkiv Zaitsev and Kharkiv Military Hospitals and the Yaremche Rehabilitation Hospital. We were able to provide 52 beds and mattresses as well as two gurneys and two physiotherapy treatment tables. The container departed Winnipeg on the 5th headed Read more about Loading for Ukraine[…]

Loading for Kenya

Posted on 28 September 201926 November 2019 by Tracy

Connie, one of our volunteers, was finally able to realize her dream of sending a container to her home village of Muhoroni in Kenya. She included the usual assortment of beds, wheelchairs, canes and crutches, exam tables and received a cautery machine, endoscopy tower, baby bassinettes, a microscope, along with many lab supplies. Connie also Read more about Loading for Kenya[…]

Loading for Cameroon

Posted on 24 September 201923 January 2022 by Tracy

We just found out that we will once again need to relocate. Fortunately, a partner came forward on very short notice and we were able to provide a partial load of supplies for Cameroon, the first of a series of shipments we have managed to arrange over the next two weeks so that we are Read more about Loading for Cameroon[…]

Loading for Nigeria

Posted on 2 July 201919 July 2019 by Tracy

On Tuesday, July 2nd, we loaded our second container of the year. The supplies and equipment in the container were being sent to a Community Health Centre in Ondo State, Nigeria. Along with the usual assortment of beds, exam tables, wheelchairs, walkers, there were also crutches and canes, 2 birthing beds and bassinets, an anaesthesia Read more about Loading for Nigeria[…]