the hospital doesn't have to be a place where they go to die

If you want to understand a culture, listen to the stories that it tells.

MedShare is an organization that turns stories of despair into stories of hope. They donate discarded or surplus medical supplies from hospitals and companies to hospitals that have requested them in the developing world.

During our volunteer session this evening, Lindsey told a story of a hospital in Nigeria that was able, for the first time, to perform a c-section on a woman in labor due to the supplies that they had obtained from MedShare. Afterwards, the mayor of the town threw a party for all the surrounding villages to celebrate the milestone:

"It wasn't just that this one woman's life got saved. It was hope for the entire village. If something ever went wrong, there was a place they could go for help. And the hospital doesn't have to be a place where they go to die."

Sometimes, it's amazing how one small thing, can change the stories of a people forever.