U.S. medical 'trash' saving lives abroad

[Master X]

[QUOTE=latin_geek;33652333]That's not the US's fault though
These guys are nice for sending the supplies and the africans are too retarded to clean them or use them once[/QUOTE]

Certainly not. I didn't mean to imply that the US was at fault (or at least not yet). We need to gather more data on what happens to our supplies though. Why send the stuff if it will result in more lost lives?

[Dispenser]

[QUOTE=Fahrenheit;33652285]Are you guys saying third-world doctors can't clean the shit themselves? Why on earth can't we just send it over with a note saying "We are not responsible for contamination, please clean and sanitize ALL utensils before use."

They're not fucking pigs, they can clean their own tools, we'd just be giving them it. It's not as if these third world hospitals can't get their hands on ammonia or bleach or any other disinfectant. Considering these chemicals are huge exports from the regions and are generally cheap, and if not, they can always be donated for pennies on the dollar.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=just-a-boy;33652378]If they're willing to accept this stuff in the first place, they should be completely aware of any threat or problems which MAY arise from sanitation issues and take necessary steps to assure all goes well themselves. If someone catches a nasty disease from medical equipment freely donated to them, demanding the heads of the people who provided them with [I]fair warning[/I] would be ridiculous![/QUOTE]

It's quite possible that they don't have the money or resources to clean this stuff properly; that's part of what characterizes a third world country.

[QUOTE]demanding the heads of the people who provided them with [I]fair warning[/I] would be ridiculous![/QUOTE]

You must not know people very well. People will sue each other for ridiculous shit all the time. For instance there have been lawsuits over patients getting bedsores in hospitals. Understandably this shouldn't happen under normal circumstances, however these patients were so unstable that moving them to prevent bedsores could/would have led to life-threatening problems. So it comes down to your life or dealing with some bedsores and yet these people still sue.