Medicines & Supplies Needed at Primeros Pasos

Primeros Pasos relies on the generosity of our volunteers and supporters through both monetary donations as well as supplies & materials donations.  Here is a list of medicines and supplies that are always needed at the clinic. If you would like to donate to the clinic but are not planning a visit soon, please contact our Development Director at development@primerospasos.org be put in touch with someone in your area who is planning an upcoming trip!  Please don't send anything via mail/UPS/DHL without contacting us first. 

Thank you for your kind support.


Medical Program Needs


  • Children’s vitamins

  • Children’s thermometers

  • Cover Slips and Slides

  • Ear Scooper (to disimpact ear canal)

  • Latex Hand Gloves without Powder (unisex)

  • Speculums (metal would be best, but plastic disposable would also be helpful)

  • Oral Rehydration Salts

  • Pregnancy Tests ($1 type are great)

  • Test Tubes without Anticoagulant to Draw Blood

  • Alcohol Prep Swabs, Individually Packaged

  • Ampicillin/Sulbactam

  • Amoxicillin w/ clauvonic acid

  • Eye exam sheets

  • Neubolizer with disposable masks

  • Blood pressure cuff for children

  • Ceftriaxone

  • Ciprofloxacin

  • Levofloxacine

  • Medicine Dosage Cups/Syringes

  • Ofloxacin

  • Otoscopes/Othoscopes

  • Prenatal Vitamins

  • Pulse Oximeter

  • Salbutamol + Atrovent

  • Urine Dipsticks (complete: leucocytes, density, glucose, nitrate, bilirubin, ketones)

 

Women´s and Children´s Health Education Program Needs


  • Markers (dry erase, permanent, sharpies)

  • Office supplies (paper, paper clips, stapler, post-its, etc.)

  • Coloring books (about good foods, vegetables, fruits in Spanish)

  • Educational materials (health issues, hygiene, the environment, self-esteem, all in Spanish)

  • Index cards (different colors with lines and without lines)

  • Wax crayons

 

 

Dental Program Needs


  • Toothbrushes

  • Glutaraldehid or any other chemical liquid disinfectant for clinical instruments. Active against HIV, VHB, Tuberculosis, etc.

  • Lidocaine with Epinephrine or Adrenaline for dental anesthetic

  • Dental needles (27 short)

  • Silver amalgame capsules for fillings

  • Dental Diamondburs, model 1036

  • Dical (calcium hydroxide)

  • Porta-amalgamas (the instrument used to put the amalgame in the cavity)

  • Cotton rolls

  • Topical Anesthetic

  • Dental Syringe for Local Anesthesia  
  • Hand piece for fillings