Can any type of medical product be donated? Expand We follow the World Health Organization guidelines for medicine donations. This means we only accept donations that meet an existing and urgent need; and donations that have nine or more months of shelf life
Can donations be made ad hoc? Expand In short, yes. For example, when an emergency or disaster occurs, we will put out an urgent appeal for products that can meet needs on the ground. However, we also plan ahead. We have several well-established initiatives, including our Essential Health Pack programme and various long-term health programmes. To meet their ongoing needs, we present these requirements to our healthcare partner companies on an annual basis, asking them to commit to supply specific quantities of products. We also encourage our partners to conduct regular reviews of inventory so they can identify opportunities to donate suitable products.
Can partners stipulate where products are sent? Expand We listen carefully to our donors’ wishes and respect regulatory and commercial requests so will not send products to named places. However, we reserve the right to send all other donations to the places where we determine they are most needed.
How are donations submitted and processed? Expand All donations are submitted and processed through our online donations platform. This enables smarter working, together with transparency and traceability for all transactions. Please contact us if you would like more information. This video shows you how to make an offer of product using the IHP donations platform:
Why choose to donate to us? Expand We’ve earned the reputation of being a trusted partner. With our Wholesale Dealers License, we’re able to guarantee that we will treat all products with the same diligence and care as the original manufacturer. Our unique donations platform provides an efficient one-stop system to offer, receive, process and feedback product donations. We warehouse our donations in GDP facilities. We assess all our donating and receiving partners and conduct regular audits; and in the event of a recall, we can trace a product anywhere in the world.
Why Donate? Expand Donating products not only brings benefits for wider society; it also benefits our healthcare partner companies. For companies, donations: Reduce costs: by donating quality medicines, companies can avoid the costs of having to destroy their surplus products Enhance reputation: companies that contribute to the good of society by donating products are often viewed more positively by employees, customers, governments, media and the public For society, donations: Save lives: around the world, product donations make a huge difference to people who cannot otherwise get access to medicines Meet needs: thanks to our online system that matches product donations with specific needs flagged up by our NGO partners, we can allow donors to track donations. They can also find out how they are being used Increase impact: when companies donate different products in tandem, they often multiply the effectiveness of the resources they make available