Medical Teams International Receives Healthcare Products For Humanitarian Aid Missions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marlene Minor 503-341-6620 (media cell) [email protected]

Megan Streng 503-624-1022 [email protected]

MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID MISSIONS (PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27, 2009) – Henry Schein, Inc. recently awarded Medical Teams International with a contract extension. Though Henry Schein Cares, Medical Teams International will continue to receive medical and dental product donations. This partnership will allow for the international humanitarian aid organization to expand its missions all across the globe. Medical Teams International first partnered with Henry Schein Cares in 2007. Over the past two years, the organization has received donations from Henry Schein Cares worth $600,000. These gifts-in-kind have been used for Medical Teams International’s Mobile Dental Program and child survival program in Liberia. The Mobile Dental Program is a 20-year-old U.S.-based program that provides free or low-cost dental care to individuals and families who lack insurance or a realistic way to pay for treatment. Medical Teams International currently operates 11 state-of-the-art vans that allow for 900 of its dedicated volunteers, supported by limited staff to provide care and services. To support our gift-in-kind program, please send your donations through:   

www.medicalteams.org/donate (800) 959.HEAL (4325). Medical Teams International, PO Box 10, Portland, OR 97207-0010.

Since 1979, Medical Teams International has shipped more than 1.3 billion in antibiotics, surgical kits and lifesaving medicines to care for 45 million people in 100 countries around the world. More than 2,600 volunteers meet the needs of people worldwide each year. - XX – 14150 SW Milton Ct. | Tigard, OR 97224 | (503) 624-1000 | FAX (503) 624-1001 | www.medicalteams.org