• Medicines and medical supplies must benefit recipients to the maximum extent possible;


• Donations should be made with full respect of needs and authority of end-user recipients;


• Effective communication between CitiHope and beneficiary in-country institutions;


• All donations distributed freely without regard to race, religion, ethnicity.

OVERVIEW:

The goal of CitiHope's Medical Relief Program is to assist indigenous medical institutions and physicians through the delivery of medicine and medical supplies for the proper protocols of treatment. CitiHope delivers this assistance to the neediest rural populations possible, while building the capacity of local NGOs. Annual assistance is rendered to over 229 institutions and more than 300,000 urban and rural underserved patient populations.

A proven multi-component approach keeps CitiHope on the cutting edge of medical relief and assistance through steady growth of pharmaceutical inputs, progressive allocations to rural primary healthcare clinics, a comprehensive and transparent monitoring and distribution policy, diverse and effective local partners, meeting demands of both disease and drug priorities, enhancing physician capabilities and building confidence among donors.

Donated medicines now constitute a significant share of all overseas medical aid from the United States and the international community. While other NGOs have similar approaches to managing medical deliveries, coordination and distribution, CitiHope International is unique in three important ways:

• CitiHope adheres to a Rational Pharmaceutical Management (RPM) discipline recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). RPM includes Assessment, Procurement, Selection, Distribution, Usage and Monitoring of medicines in an integrated cycle of activities common to an effective pharmaceutical care system. This unified approach allows for proper management of pharmaceuticals and indirectly, training in RPM, critical for sustainability of health reforms in developing countries.
• CitiHope does not only procure over the counter medicines but focuses on WHO/MOH Essential Drug List medicines in quantities appropriate to target each country’s needs. The quality and efficacy of pharmaceuticals are constant determining factors in CitiHope’s passion to match the MOST needed medicines with each new shipment opportunity.
• CitiHope Drug Instructions are translated according to WHO standards, supported by regular protocol reinforcement with recipient physicians and health care institutions. Patient-friendly guides are also made available to ensure effective administration of each medicine prescribed.