12 Feb MediPurpose Donates $2000 of Medical Supplies to MedShare for Haiti Earthquake Survivors
NORCROSS, Ga., Feb. 11 — In response to a critical need for medical supplies following last month’s earthquake in Haiti, MediPurpose, a medical device innovation and medical product distribution company, recently donated $2000 worth of SurgiLance™ safety lancets to MedShare.
The non-profit MedShare collects surplus medical supplies and equipment from hospitals, medical distribution companies and individuals and then redistributes them to qualified healthcare facilities in the developing world. They also outfit medical missions and safety net clinics in both the United States and abroad.
“MedShare depends on medical product donations from companies to continue meeting the dire medical needs in Haiti right now, and for the rebuilding efforts in the future,” said MedShare CEO and Co-Founder A.B. Short. “We are grateful for donors like MediPurpose who have joined our efforts in bringing healing to a suffering nation.”
“Our entire company has been moved by the tragedy in Haiti, and we recognize our corporate and personal responsibilities to do what we can,” saidåÊMediPurpose CEO and Founder Patrick Yi.
About MediPurpose
Founded in 1999, MediPurpose is a leading medical device company headquartered in Singapore, with offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Known for its innovation of the SurgiLance™ Safety Lancet, MediPurpose has leveraged its success in the medical device industry to become a master medical product distributor.
MediPurpose also offers angel funding, medical product development and medical device consulting for medical device inventors and medical product companies seeking entrance or expansion into the medical device markets.
For more information about MediPurpose’s medical products, medical distribution channel management services and medical product development services, please visit www.medipurpose.com.