A non-profit association in Switzerland
AIDMD is a Swiss non-profit that sources, verifies and distributes Class 1 and 2 medical devices to underserved regions and zones of conflict.
Because every society deserves the chance to heal and thrive.
MDR standard
Every device checked against EU medical device rules before it ships.
Class 1 & 2
Non-invasive equipment through to diagnostics and monitoring.
Donor to bedside
Every device recorded from donor to clinic or hospital.
Swiss association
Non-profit association under Swiss law, canton of Vaud.
Clinics and hospitals in low-income regions often depend on donated equipment. Much of it arrives untested, without parts or training, and never gets used. The gap is equipment that actually works where it lands.
5 billion
people worldwide cannot get safe, affordable surgery and anaesthesia when they need it.
Source: Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, 2015Nearly 80%
of health-care equipment in some countries is donated or funded by international donors or foreign governments.
Source: WHO, Medical device donations, 201110 to 30%
of donated equipment ever becomes operational in developing countries, by one estimate.
Source: WHO, Medical device donations, 201138%
of 112,040 pieces of medical equipment in hospitals across 16 developing countries were out of service. The main causes were gaps in training, equipment management and infrastructure.
Source: Perry and Malkin, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2011Three steps, the same for every device.
We work with manufacturers and hospitals to identify Class 1 and 2 devices in good working condition, including surplus and retired-but-functional equipment.
Every device is inspected and tested against MDR standards before it ships, so partner clinics and hospitals receive equipment that has been checked.
We coordinate logistics into underserved regions and follow up with receiving facilities to confirm equipment is in use and working as intended.
Support AIDMD and help us reach more clinics and hospitals.
India
Our first programme supplies Class 1 and 2 medical devices to partner clinics and hospitals in India. We chose India because our team can visit them in person and confirm that equipment reaches the people it was intended for.
See the projectThere are three ways to help, whether you have equipment, funding or both.
Manufacturers, hospitals and NGOs: donate surplus or retired Class 1 and 2 equipment, or coordinate a joint mission with us.
Offer equipmentFund a shipment end to end: sourcing, verification and delivery to a partner clinic or hospital.
Talk to us about sponsoringEvery donation funds the sourcing, verification and delivery of medical equipment. AIDMD is a Swiss non-profit association run by volunteers.
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