Handling and distribution of medical donations (Status 17 December, 2002 – Ongoing)

Elizabeth Magson one of our members became (through the crisis centre) the main contact person for the receipt of donated medicine in the immediate aftermath of the bomb. This has led to a position where we represent the Donors on a committee established by the Governor of Bali to ensure the medicine’s ethical distribution. YKIP’s direct involvement has been to fund the establishment of 3 warehouses at Sanglah hospital, the development of an inventory control system, supply of a computer and operator (a trained pharmacist) until June 2003 and to fund the labeling and data entry of the medicines (43,000 distinct items). Other organizations have also been involved including; AusAid who supplied consultants to assist with the establishment of the procedures; IMC (International Medical Corps) who paid for the drug testing; Wiwie Harris YKIP’s head of Administration and the staff at Mitrais who have worked very hard on this project; and of course the entire donor list.