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About Us
Alaska Medical Missions Answering a NeedAccording to the American Medical Association, in the United States each year, fully functional medical items valued at more than $200 million are directed to landfills or incinerators. At the same time, over 1.2 billion people in the world live on $1 a day. Hundreds of millions suffer from chronic hunger and a severe lack of medical supplies. "The surplus from our health system could be used to heal patients and help physicians in the poorest, most desperate parts of the world. The problem is gathering it together and getting it to where it's needed." Alaska Medical Missions connects resources in the United States to urgent needs for medical supplies and other aid in developing areas all over the world. We receive donations of fully functioning medical supplies and equipment from a number of sources, including military hospitals, manufacturers, private medical facilities and individuals. A volunteer labor force collects, inventories and stages donated items in a warehouse facility, after which they are distributed by short-term mission teams, church youth groups, career missionaries, airline personnel and others traveling via Alaska to impoverished countries We are supported by partners, just like you, in the community. Your help is urgently needed to allow Alaska Medical Missions to continue its mission of connecting resources in the U.S. to urgent needs for medical supplies and other aid in developing areas all over the world.
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