International Outreach Resources

CHA Resources

• CHA Medical Surplus Donation Study
  This report presents findings from a research study CHA initiated in 2010 to study how member organizations could alleviate human suffering in the developing world through a responsible medical surplus donation program. The study also examined medical supply and recovery organizations(MSROs) that collect and distribute surplus and developed preliminary guidelines for working effectively with these organizations.
  > CHA Medical Surplus Donation Study (.pdf)

Additional Resources

• Catholic Relief Resources  — Technical Resources
• Practice Greenhealth — Standardized Environmental Questions for Medical Products
• World Health Organization — Medical Device Donation Considerations report
  > Accompanying PowerPoint

Links to Additional Sources of Information

• Call to Global Solidarity, USCCB
• Catholic Medical Mission Board
• Catholic Relief Services
• Catholics Confront Global Poverty: Partners, USCCB
• CHA Surplus Donation Study (.pdf)
• Key Components of a Well Functionaing Health System, WHO
• Practice Greenhealth
• Strengthening Health Systems to Improve Health Outcomes, WHO
• Themes of Social Teaching, USCCB
• USAID
• WHO Guidelines, WHO