"We would love to receive another donation from Global Links. Unlike other organizations, you always send good-quality donations of exactly what we ask for."
- Dr. Gregorio Rivas, Director, Hospital Materno Infantil San Lorenzo de Los Mina,
September 2008

“The donations [from Global Links] have allowed us to provide higher quality care to our patients and the improvements we have made with your help have made us stronger and more committed to improving our institution and serving our community.”
-Dr. Christopher Doumpa, Director FUDOPROSA Hospital

“Most people think that these materials are not so important. But there are clinics here that have nothing. To have a chair, to have a desk, just a lamp to do a physical exam is very important. This kind of thing will change reality in some of the communities here.”
-Dr. Socorro Gross, PAHO/WHO Representative

Since 1998, Global Links has worked closely with the local office of the Pan-American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to provide medical aid to hospitals and clinics in the Dominican Republic.

With support from electric company ITABO and cement company DOMICEM, both based in Dominican Republic, Global Links provides four shipments of medical aid a year to support hospitals and clinics in the San Cristobal region.

Since inception, Global Links has sent 30 sea containers of medical aid to Dominican Republic.

Click here to read about recent shipments.

This exhausted young mother holds her newborn baby in a crowded hospital room in the Dominican Republic. New mothers are only hospitalized for twelve hours after giving birth. Photo by Lynn Johnson

This exhausted young mother holds her newborn baby in a crowded hospital room in the Dominican Republic. New mothers are only hospitalized for twelve hours after giving birth. Photo by Lynn Johnson

Baby delivery. Photo by Lynn Johnson

A woman is thankful after her successful surgery. Photo by Lynn Johnson

Lack of furniture in patient rooms is common in many hospitals in developing countries. Photo by Annie O'Neill

TA mother uses a nebulizer to treather child. Nebulizers are life-saving for patients with respiratory problems. Photo by Annie O'Neill