From: Assessment of the scope and practice of evaluation among medical donation programs
Total (n = 34) | |
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Year program was initiated | |
2005 and before | 15 (44 %) |
2006–2010 | 7 (21 %) |
2011–2015 | 10 (29 %) |
Don’t know | 2 (7 %) |
Reasons considered a major donation program | |
Addresses a major unmet need | 26 (76 %) |
Has the most units donated | 18 (53 %) |
Of strategic importance to the organization | 18 (53 %) |
One of the longest | 14 (41 %) |
One of the most costly | 8 (24 %) |
Has the most employees work on it | 7 (21 %) |
Othera | 5 (15 %) |
Types of events targeted by donation | |
Ongoing unmet needs in low-resource settings | 23 (68 %) |
Strengthening or rebuilding healthcare infrastructures | 14 (41 %) |
Natural disaster | 9 (26 %) |
Epidemics | 8 (24 %) |
Complex emergencies, conflict, war | 6 (18 %) |
Displaced populations, refugee support | 6 (18 %) |
Famine, food insecurity | 2 (7 %) |
Otherb | 7 (21 %) |
Types of products donated | |
Medical devices, medical equipment | 23 (68 %) |
Anti-infectives | 14 (41 %) |
Medical supplies | 13 (38 %) |
Analgesics | 11 (32 %) |
Nutritional | 10 (29 %) |
Respiratory | 9 (26 %) |
Skin | 9 (26 %) |
Gastrointestinal | 7 (21 %) |
Vaccines | 7 (21 %) |
Oncology medications | 6 (18 %) |
Oral health | 5 (15 %) |
Diabetes medications | 3 (9 %) |
Vector control | 2 (6 %) |
Otherc | 4 (12 %) |
Estimated fair market value (FMV) of donationsd | |
≥$50,000,000 | 9 (26 %) |
$25,000,000–$49,999,999 | 6 (18 %) |
$5,000,000–$24,999,999 | 5 (15 %) |
$1,000,000–$4,999,999 | 7 (21 %) |
<$1,000,000 | 3 (9 %) |
Don’t know | 4 (12 %) |