GLOBAL LINKS
700 TRUMBULL DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15205 www.globallinks.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GLOBAL LINKS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, MEDICAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH IN RESOURCE-POOR COMMUNITIES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, AND TO PROMOTING BETTER ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WITHIN THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.

GLOBAL LINKS' INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: BOLIVIA, CUBA, HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA, AND SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES IN THOSE COUNTRIES THROUGH MEDICAL AID FOR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WITHIN THE SYSTEM. PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS ARE WHERE THE LARGEST AND POOREST SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE. THE INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL AID PROGRAM IS DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO/WHO) AND NATIONAL AND LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES. THESE MEDICAL AID PROGRAMS PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND SUPPLIES TO PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE BASIC CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS. ALMOST ALL OF THE MATERIALS DELIVERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM ARE MEDICAL SURPLUS RECOVERED FROM U.S. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS. WELL-PLANNED AND COORDINATED SHIPMENTS, DELIVERED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, BUILDS CAPACITY INSIDE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AND SUPPORTS EFFORTS TOWARD UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH.IN 2019, GLOBAL LINKS PROVIDED 35 40-FT TRAILER-LOADS OF MEDICAL MATERIAL AID TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 55 FACILITIES, THAT INCLUDED HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND MATERNAL HOMES, IN FIVE COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. THE COMBINED VALUE OF THOSE MATERIALS WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.9 MILLION. GLOBAL LINKS ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR ONE MEDICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP RELATED TO MATERNAL INFANT CARE AND SUPPORTED THE MATERNAL MILK BANK IN NICARAGUA

GLOBAL LINKS' DOMESTIC PROGRAMS IMPROVE HEALTH, INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATIONS; SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS OF MORE THAN 30 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN THE US, AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER-PITTSBURGH AREA RESIDENTS.IN 2019, THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM IMPROVED THE HEALTH, DIGNITY OR MOBILITY OF OVER 4,500 INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY MORE THAN 30 ORGANIZATIONS, PRIMARILY IN WESTERN PA, THAT RECEIVED OVER $208,000 WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, MOBILITY DEVICES, FORMULA AND HOME FEEDING SUPPLIES AND SURGICAL SCRUBS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCE. MEDICAL SURPLUS RECOVERY: EVERY YEAR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MILLIONS OF TONS OF SURPLUS MEDICAL MATERIALS ENTER U.S. LANDFILLS DUE TO HOSPITAL REGULATIONS, CHANGES IN VENDORS, UPGRADES, OR DOWNSIZING. GLOBAL LINKS' SURPLUS RECOVERY PROGRAM HELPS U.S. HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ASSESS THE CAUSES OF SURPLUS IN THE SYSTEM, REDUCE IT WHEN POSSIBLE, AND PROVIDE A RESPONSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO DISPOSAL FOR REMAINING SURPLUS. USEFUL MATERIALS ARE RECOVERED, PROCESSED, AND PROVIDED TO INSTITUTIONS SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD. MORE THAN 260 TONS OF SURPLUS MATERIALS WERE RECOVERED FROM HEALTH FACILITIES IN THE TRI-STATE AREA. GLOBAL LINKS' VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OFFERS MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS EVERY YEAR AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT GLOBAL HEALTH AND THE PLANET. VOLUNTEERS SORT AND PACK THOUSANDS OF BOXES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS CLEAN AND REPAIR MOBILITY DEVICES, ALL FOR DEPLOYMENT IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS FROM EVERY WALK OF LIFE PROVIDE OVER 13,700 HOURS OF SERVICE WHILE LEARNING ABOUT ISSUES SURROUNDING GLOBAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL AID, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND POVERTY, HELPING THEM TO BE MORE INFORMED GLOBAL CITIZENS.

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