Global Links

GLOBAL LINKS IS A NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES WITH NEED. GLOBAL LINKS COLLABORATES WITH U.S. HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS AND THE COMMUNITY TO RESCUE HUNDREDS OF TONS OF HIGH-QUALITY SURPLUS MEDICAL MATERIALS EVERY YEAR. THESE MATERIALS ARE SHARED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD AND WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THAT ARE PROVIDING CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE.

GLOBAL LINKS' INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL AID PROGRAM: SUPPORTS HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN COMMUNITIES LACKING RESOURCES PRIMARILY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. WE COLLABORATE WITH THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, LOCAL HEALTH LEADERS, AND OTHERS TO DEVELOP PROJECTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES IN VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. OUR PROJECTS FOCUS ON THREE KEY AREAS: MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH, STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND DISASTER RECOVERY.GLOBAL LINKS' MEDICAL AID PROGRAMS PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND SUPPLIES TO PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE BASIC CARE TO THEIR PATIENTS. THE BULK OF MATERIALS DELIVERED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM ARE MEDICAL SURPLUS RESCUED FROM U.S. HOSPITALS AND HEALTH FACILITIES. WELL-PLANNED AND COORDINATED SHIPMENTS, DELIVERED WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, BUILDS CAPACITY INSIDE THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AND SUPPORTS EFFORTS TOWARD UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO HEALTH.IN 2021, GLOBAL LINKS PROVIDED $2.4 MILLION WORTH OF MEDICAL MATERIAL AID TO SUPPORT 11 HOSPITALS, CLINICS, HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF EFFORTS, COVID VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS & COMMUNITY HEALTH & HOME VISITS, IN FIVE COUNTRIES . GLOBAL LINKS PROVIDED OVER 1,700 MEDICAL BACKPACKS TO SUPPORT RURAL HEALTHCARE. IN TOTAL, OVER 1,005,183 LIVES WERE IMPACTED GLOBALLY BY GLOBAL LINKS' INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS.

GLOBAL LINKS SERVES OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THREE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE LIFE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: MEDICAL SURPLUS RECOVERY PROGRAM, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM AND THE DOMESTIC MEDICAL AID PROGRAM.IN 2021, OUR DOMESTIC MEDICAL AID PROGRAMS IMPROVED THE HEALTH, DIGNITY OR MOBILITY OF OVER 60,800 INDIVIDUALS SERVED BY MORE THAN 1,200 ORGANIZATIONS, PRIMARILY IN WESTERN PA, THAT RECEIVED OVER $1.1 MILLION WORTH OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, MOBILITY DEVICES, AND PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT AGAINST COVID-19. MEDICAL SURPLUS RECOVERY: EVERY YEAR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, MILLIONS OF TONS OF SURPLUS MEDICAL MATERIALS ENTER U.S. LANDFILLS DUE TO HOSPITAL REGULATIONS, CHANGES IN VENDORS, UPGRADES, OR DOWNSIZING. GLOBAL LINKS' SURPLUS RECOVERY PROGRAM HELPS U.S. HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ASSESS THE CAUSES OF SURPLUS IN THE SYSTEM, REDUCE IT WHEN POSSIBLE, AND PROVIDE A RESPONSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO DISPOSAL FOR REMAINING SURPLUS. USEFUL MATERIALS ARE RESCUED, PROCESSED, AND PROVIDED TO INSTITUTIONS SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2021, MORE THAN 295 TONS OF SURPLUS MATERIALS WERE RECOVERED FROM HEALTH FACILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE TRI-STATE AREA. GLOBAL LINKS' VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WAS CLOSED THE MAJORITY OF 2021 DUE TO COVID, BUT GENERALLY OFFERS MORE THAN 3000 INDIVIDUALS OF ALL ABILITIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT GLOBAL HEALTH AND CONVERT SURPLUS INTO LIFE-SAVING AND LIFE-IMPROVING DONATIONS. VOLUNTEERS SORT AND PACK THOUSANDS OF BOXES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. VOLUNTEERS TYPICALLY PROVIDE OVER 12,000 HOURS OF SERVICE ANNUALLY WHILE LEARNING ABOUT ISSUES SURROUNDING GLOBAL HEALTH, INTERNATIONAL AID, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, HELPING THEM TO BE MORE INFORMED GLOBAL CITIZENS.