WACSN NEEDS LIST!!!
SOLAR RADIOS/FLASHLIGHTS/LIGHTS/ NEEDED AT WACSN!
WACSN has found a true blessing in solar radios, solar flashlights, and solar lighting. ect... Almost anything solar is a spectacular blessing in Liberia because all you need is the SUN to run whatever it is and one thing Liberia has is plenty of SUN!
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WACSN NURSERY NEEDS LIST
WACSN`s Nursery needs a good and steady supply of:
*Baby Formula-Regular Milk based
*Baby Cereal
*Lactose-free Baby Formula.
*Disposable Diapers from Premies to toddler
*Pull Ups
*Diaper Rash Ointments
*Baby Wipes
*Baby Powder, Lotion,
*Electrolytes
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ADOPTION CENTER NEEDS LIST
*Batteries (all sizes)
*Jar candles
*Matches
*Powered Soymilk
*Powered Soymilk Drink Mix,
*Powered Milk,
*Rehydratable Electrolytes
*Boys Blue Jeans (from 2 year old -15 year old sizes)
*Clothing for boys and girls ( infant-15 years),
*Underwear all ages
*Hand and Body Lotions
*Bath Soap
*Children's Tylenol, Motrin, Allergy Meds,
canned meats,
*dry cerals
*dry beans
*bulk rice
*dehydrated fruit,
*gatoraid mix,
*mosquito netting & repellent
*Instant Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate mix
*instant puddings,
*koolaid, and any instant type drinks or foods that only require water to make.
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WACSN BUILDING NEEDS LIST
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*Doors
*Wood
*Concrete
*Concrete Mixer
*Tools of all kinds
*Faucets
*Solar Panels
*Dump Truck
*Dozer
*Fork Lifts
*Bulldozer
*Windmill
*Generators __________________________________________________
MEDICAL NEEDS LIST
*Doctors
*Nurse Practioners
*Nurses
*Denists
*Eye Doctors
*Medical Technicians
*Medical Equipment
*Lab Equipment
*Office Equipment
*Copy Machines (Free Standing)
*Lap Top Computers
*Two-way Radios
*Clip Boards
*Hospital Beds
*Medical Examination Tables
IMMEDAITE HOSPITAL NEEDS
Thermometers
hand cleanser*
bleach*
paper towel*
alcohol swabs/ bottles of alcohol*
guaze 2"x2"*
guaze 4"x4"*
abdominal pads*
weigh scale
height chart
tape measure
a stool for getting onto the gurneys
reference books: rashes, tropical diseases, pediatrics
pregnancy tests*
glucometer
urine dip sticks*
sterile gloves*
sterile q tips*
silver nitrate eye strips*
tape (dressing and waterproof)*
cortisone creme*
epinephrine*
lidocaine (or equivalent)*
multiple sizes and strengths of sutures*
Iodine scrub (skin antiseptic cleanser)*
suction tubing
suction catheters (yanker suction)
metal washing pans (for dissinfectant cleaning)
an electric sterilizer or chemical sterilizer to do small medical equipment
(this is something a local or nurse could be trained to do)
minor surgical equipment:
scissors
tweezers
scalpal blades and handles
retractors
forcepts (small and medium sizes)
tongue depressors*
ECG paper for the machine*
condoms*
plaster cast*
plaster cast saw
x ray machine and equipment to go with it (if the doctors can't work it a local
could easily be trained to work)
medications for female yeast infections*
stethescopes
Medical Microscopes
Medical Slides
Breathing Equipment
Refibulator
ear scope (batterie operated)
facial masks*
fetal heart monitor (manual)
galaxal base*
digital camera (if possible, a photo can be faxed back home for better analysis)
1 litre measuring cups (preferably in plastic or stainless steel)
Aspirin (child or chewable for cardiac purposes)
Oxygen tanks
nebulizer
Ventolin
Rubber gloves and rubber aprons for cleaning
broom
mop
at least 2 buckets
Some equipment that would support the nurses and doctors in their work:
Clip boards (1 for every bed and a couple extra)
Ongoing supply of red and blue/black pens
1" and 2" binders (maybe 10) to put info in to share with eachother and to keep
extra forms in plus a 2" binder for every inpt. bed.
Binder dividers (I plan to make templates for all the documentation and
systems. I can keep it in binders for easy access).
Posters with medical info on it to help the staff talk to the locals (ie: eye,
bone charts, fetal developement)
laminating stuff (you can buy it in rolls) so I can make up cards and
directions that can be sealed and kept in good condition (ie: directions for
something).
Labels
Rash book (any will do, but one specializing with photos of Africans would be
best)
Tropical medicine book
Reading ECGs
Quick reference for ER principles and diagnostics
Xrays
Poison control
Pediatric diagnostics and care
"Where there is no doctor" is a world renoun book to help people work in
foreign environments (check to make sure it covers Africa and isn't specific to
South America)
All types of Lab equiptment and testing materials
Specific lab testing kits for:
Water Born Diseases
Malaria
Typhoid
Hep (all types)
Burcelosis
STD`s
Aids
Giardia
Internal Parasites ( all kinds)
Diabetes
Sicklecell
TB
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WACSN VEHICLE NEEDS LIST
*All kinds of Car and Truck Tools and Replacement Parts
*Volunteer Mechanics
