Urgent Needs for Haiti

MSNI has now purchased and sent 200 water boxes to Haiti. This represents 500 pounds of Water boxes that will generate 1,014,000 pounds of water from polluted water. (42.200+ Cases of 16 oz bottles) With some of the money we have received, Larry is exploring purchasing 2 portable clinics that are 40'x40',

WHAT WE NEED NOW is the basic Surgical operating room type supplies. MSNI shipped a container a couple of weeks ago to Philippians and we are low on new supplies. The types of things we need are basic disposables.

Things like:
Surgical gowns, sheets, surgical gloves, exam gloves, masks, etc.
Surgical instruments of any kind, and needles, sutures, syringes etc.
Bandages, gauze, tape, band aids, cotton balls, surg. Q tips, etc.
Splints, casting materials, and other things used in setting broken bones, etc.

Most important:
Beds & mattresses
Anti-tetanus serum (SAT)
Anesthesia
Gauze roll (non sterile)
Antibiotics: (oral or Inject)
Ceftriaxon
Ampicillin
Gentamycin
Analgesics
Anti-inflammatories
Injection water 10 ml
Oxygen tube (for operating room)
IV catheters 18, 20, 24
Ringer's Lactate IV solution
HIV tests
Plaster
Cotton rolls

Next Priority:
Lidocaine 2%
Regular Insulin
Insulin NPH
Syringes 2, 3, 5, 10 cc's
Marcaine spinal 0.5%
Ephedrine
Diazepam vials
Diclofenac
Tramadol
Ibuprofen
Adhesive
Isofurane
Betadine Dermique (gallon)
Hydrogen Peroxide (gallon)
Gloves medium (disposable)
Permanganate
Suture Chromic 0-; 1; 2-0; 3-0;
Suture Vicryl 0-; 1; 2-0; 3-0
Lubricant
Foley Cath's 16, 18, 20
Gloves sterile 7-8
Nifedipine sublingual
IV solutions: NaCL .9%
D5 W, DS 0.9, DS 0,225
Chlorox

Orthopedic supplies:
Kuntsher nails
Muller screws
philliip screws
Broches de steinman 5/32
splinters
Braces, immobilizers
Kinesic tape

Please, Rotarians, contact your Hospitals and clinics in your areas and ask the CEO to have someone in central supply see if they have some extras that they can spare for MSNI to send to Haiti.

Then, fellow Rotarians, go and collect these items they donate, and when you get a truck or van full, BRING THEM TO MSNI, 1123 South Erie in Tulsa.
Larry (918-832-7968) is swamped with paper work getting letters of donation thank you's to the masses that have donated over $45,000 to MSNI. He absolutely does not have time to leave the warehouse because he is a team of 1, unless others drop in to help out.

If the clubs in Mo and Ks would work together as a team, and work to get a truck load and consolidate the donations you will probably only have one delivery to Tulsa, instead of 6 or 8.

North and South Arkansas clubs could do the same. Okla. clubs is no problem for we are close enough for each club to bring their stuff to warehouse.

MSNI is getting great recognition from the media. Remember, we do not take a cut of the cash donations for our overhead. 100% of donations go to Haiti. All of the transportation of the 200 water boxes have gone to Rotarians in Haiti free of charge to MSNI. Our network of Rotarians and their generosity have been amazing.

It is now time to turn to Operating room supplies and we will send at least two containers to Haiti as soon as we have the supplies. Your help is appreciated, and we appreciate your efforts to GET IT TO THE WAREHOUSE!

I am extremely proud to be a Rotarian! (I am sure you are as well!)

Jack Maxwell
Rotary Club of Bixby PP 02-03
D6110 Chair of Water / Health Concerns
Founder and Chairman of D6110 MSNI
11616 South Fulton Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74137
918-296-0689
Fax 918-296-0691
918-637-8456 Cell
jackmaxw@cox.net