About Us
Alaska Medical Mission receives donations of fully functioning medical supplies and equipment from a number of sources, including hospitals, manufacturers, private medical facilities, and individuals. A largely volunteer labor force collects, inventories, and stages donated items in a warehouse facility, after which they are distributed by individuals, groups, and organizations with humanitarian and compassionate concerns for communities in need around the world.
“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.” 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. (Source: The American Medical Association)
How Pick.Click.Give. makes a difference
Pick. Click. Give funds will help Alaska Medical Missions continue to fulfill its mission of gathering surplus and/or recycled medical supplies and equipment from Alaska and sending them to communities in need around the world.
Since 1999 Alaska Medical Missions has sent over 1000 shipments of medical supplies and other humanitarian aid to more than 90 countries all over the world – responding to the needs of people all around the world by serving with others to bring over $14,000,000 worth of much-needed aid to the nations – preventing illness and saving lives in developing countries from here in Alaska. Changing lives through the power of compassion and sharing our abundance with those in need, Alaska Medical Missions is helping to bring aid to the nations.
During the current COVID-19 pandemic Alaska Medical Missions has been honored to partner with the Rasmuson Foundation to distribute personal protective equipment to nonprofits and other frontline organizations that have had trouble finding or paying for it right here in Alaska!
Your donation helps directly with operating costs. As stated previously, the organization is primarily run by volunteers but we need warehouse space, inventory management staff, standard overhead expenses, equipment repair funds, and shipping resources...Every. Single. Dollar. makes a difference in the lives of our community partners abroad!
The impact we have globally and currently locally cannot be encapsulated in 2500 characters :) If you have questions regarding what we do and how we do it please call us at 907-522-7702 or email info@alaskamedicalmissions.org
