In addition to prayers…donations, critical supplies and volunteer support are the greatest needs in Haiti today. Recognizing the already dispensing availability of food, water, and medical supplies (despite our worldly efforts), this is a time for Social Entrepreneurs to come together and ensure that sustainable efforts are being made within the surviving Haitian community. Now is the time to put all of our efforts towards rebuilding lives and establishing livelihoods. In these heart-wrenching days of recovering the people of Haiti, the immediate need falls under supplying them with the things necessary to survive.  Let’s help to save Haiti today so that we can help to rebuild them tomorrow.

Any contribution that you can make will provide relief in even the smallest capacity. Consider the following as a list of medications and medical supplies most urgently needed for earthquake victims.

For anyone who is in connection with hospital staff, nurses or doctors, below is a list of hospital supplies needed in the recovery areas.

Basic Needs:

Blankets (used or new)
Bottled water
Buckets (5 gallon with lids)
Mats
Non-perishable foods (no cooking required)
Sandals and/or “flip flops”
Sheets (used or new)
Tents (small)
T-shirts (large)
Toiletry sacks (containing washcloth, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant)

Medications: Any medications are accepted, Any items marked with an asterisk [*] are in greatest need

Acetaminophen* (Tylenol)
Anti-diarrheal
Antibiotics
Aspirin
Benadryl
Blood pressure medications
Cough medications
Diclofenac* (injection and oral)
Hypertension medications
Ibuprofen* (Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Medipren)
IV serum
Lidocaine
Multivitamins (Children’s and Adult)
Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic*
Oral rehydration salts*
Zantac

Medical & Hospital Supplies Needed: Anything for Wound Care

Ace bandages
Alcohol pads*
Antibiotic ointments
Band-Aids
Betadine* - wipes and sticks
Blades - sterile only
Bulb syringes 
Compression stockings
Drapes*
Dressings - sterile & unsterile (coban, tegaderm, steri-strip, surgilast)
Gauze - any size
Gloves - all sizes, sterile/non-sterile
Gowns - surgical and patient, head & shoe covers; goggles, masks
IV supplies - tubing in sterile packages only (including pediatric)
Needles - butterfly, angio catheter
Pediatric supplies
Scalpels
Sponges - surgical only
Surgical towels - cloth/paper
Sutures*
Syringes
Tape - all types
Thermometers
Tongue depressors
Splints - for legs/ankles/wrists/arms

Change is necessary tomorrow. Help is needed today.