1st FEB - IHP SENDS 7TH SHIPMENT TO SUPPORT MNEDICAL TEAMS IN HAITI - £6M IN MEDICINES BEING PREPARED FOR SHIPMENT - so far 10 tons of medical aid has been sent by IHP (representing over £750,000 of needed medicines) - 42 Emergency Medical Kits, 10 supplies packs and pallets of essential medicines. IHP is working with 4 partners agencies operating in the disaster area, following a very successful appeal for medicines from the pharmaceutical industry across Europe. Over 35 companies from 7 countries have offered bulk donations and another 20 are supporting our Emergency Medical Kit programme. Companies wishing to donate medicines to IHP can do so by emailing offers@ihpuk.org. Individuals wishing to support IHP with money can be assured that each £1 given to IHP enables £15 of medicines to be delivered (click here to give). Detailed information on our response can be access here.
WHAT WE DO
We partner with companies from across Europe to provide donated medical aid to organisations serving children and adults in the most needy communities around the world.
Healing a hurting world
International Health Partners (IHP) is a charity dedicated to improving access to health care and medicines in the developing world. We partner with companies from across Europe to provide donated medical aid to organisations serving children and adults in the most needy communities. Thanks to the generousity of our donors and delivery partners, since we were established in 2005 we have been able to donate 7 million treatments (£45million) of medical aid to communities in 60 countries. Together we are making a difference.
How we do it
We work closely with medical charities and healthcare professionals worldwide to match their needs with donated medical products and expertise from all sectors of Europe's healthcare industry. All donated medical product is first quality, in-date and provided against a specifically identified need.
Based in the UK, IHP operates in tandem with the UK Government's Department for International Development and Ministries of Health in the developing world. IHP fully endorses the World Health Organisation's Guidelines for Drug Donations. IHP's utmost priority is to ensure that all donated medical product is safely and professionally handled and reaches those in need in a timely manner.