Author Archives: MedShare

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Poor maternal, newborn and child health care remain a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide, 250,000–280,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth every year and an estimated 6.55 million children die under the age of five each year. The […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President World Health Day is April 7, and will focus on building a fairer, healthier world. As COVID-19 has highlighted, some people are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others – entirely due to the conditions in which they are born, grow, […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Access to basic healthcare in Central America largely depends on socioeconomic status and environment (urban or rural). El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have worked to improve access and quality of care, particularly in rural settings. Despite improvements to health services and systems, rural populations still have difficulty accessing […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President On January 30, 2021, the world celebrated the 2nd annual Neglected Tropical Disease Day, a day designed to raise awareness and engage the general public in the urgent effort to #BeatNTDs. Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) threaten more than 1.7 billion people living in the poorest and most marginalized […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President MedShare exists in order to improve the quality of life of people and our planet by repurposing quality medical supplies and equipment to help improve health outcomes for countless people without access to quality health care. In order to fulfill our mission, three essential ingredients are required – […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President This year has been one of the most unprecedented years in history. Beyond the obvious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 63 million people affected worldwide and close to 1.5 million deaths, communities around the world have been ravaged by fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons, as well as […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President In May 2016, the New York Times published a story, Dying Infants and No Medicine: Inside Venezuela’s Failing Hospitals.  It chronicled the economic struggles in recent years in Venezuela and the devastating impact they’ve had on a collapsing health system as well as the failure of the government […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President I cannot recall a time when so much focus has been placed on primary health care, or the lack thereof, as it is now.  The global Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the ongoing struggle in many communities to address underlying health conditions before they lead to catastrophic outcomes.  This […]

By Charles Redding Who can forget the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010? With approximately 3 million people affected, this was the most devastating natural disaster ever experienced in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Roughly 250,000 lives were lost, and 300,000 people were injured. About 1.5 million individuals […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Medical mission teams represent an essential component of global health delivery. The National Library of Medicine defines medical missions (MMs) as “Travel by a group of physicians for the purpose of making a special study or undertaking a special project of short-term duration.” Most medical mission teams provide […]

By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President It has been roughly 8 months now since the world was introduced to the novel coronavirus.  The first outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China and then began to spread rapidly throughout the world changing life as we know it.  Even now communities are struggling to combat this deadly virus.  […]