Sutures – Sutures can be the difference between life and death. (a dozen sutures $60)
Surgical Supplies – CNIS welcomes donations of used surgical instruments for our African courses. For more information please contact us.
Supplies needed:
- Steinmann Pins
- Periosteal Elevators
- Gigli Saws – wires only
- Specula + Retractors for Obstetrics
- Number 3 & 4 regular + 3 L & 4 L scalpel handles
- Stitch-cutting scissors
- 7″ curved Metzenbaum scissors
- Bandage scissors
- Tissue forceps – w/ teeth and no teeth
- A variety of forceps (type not essential)
- A variety of needle drives (name not important)
- Volkmann Retractors = 4-prong blunts
- Graves speculums – small + medium sizes
- Green Armytage Forceps – 8″ straight
ESS teaching equipment - Support our skills lab in Blantyre, Malawi ($7,000)
Obstetrics models - Buy an obstetrics model made from a pet carrier for our obstetrics courses ($300)
Fabric, foam and vinyl – We use fabrics, foams and vinyls to teach essential surgical skills, obstetrics, hernia repair and amputation. (Donate towards sewing supplies)
Teaching manuals – Help print our course manuals ($39 each)
Book shipment - Distribute a shipment of medical books to surgical libraries in Uganda ($5,000 remaining cost)
Pet carriers – We convert simple pet carriers into obstetrics models ($25)
Bricks – Help us build a surgical skills lab in Moshi, Tanzania. The first two hundred donors to support the teaching lab will receive an original mini art piece by Canadian artist Jon Izen. (We will sell 400 bricks at $100 each to build a $40,000 lab) To buy a brick, click here.
