Guest guest Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 I have a question about this medicine request. Assuming that all these items are available from a wholesale source what would it cost in Kenyan currency to order and pay for them? The second question are they dutiable in Kenya or duty free under these circumstances? The third question is will shipments reach the right destination safely? This is an obvious need but a costed shopping list might be more useful. Geoffrey On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 Janet Feldman wrote : >Apologies for cross-postings! > >Dear Friends, >Hello, and this list has been sent to me by a clinic in Kisumu, >Kenya, which >is in need of certain medicines, and also blankets, if >possible. Geoff Heaviside Brimbank Community Initiatives Inc A Social Justice & Welfare Service Agency P.O. Box 606 SUNSHINE 3020 Australia Ph: +61 3 9449 1856 - Local (03) 9449 1856 Cell +61418328278 - Local 0418 328 278 INDIA Geoff Heaviside T.Nagar 600017 Chennai India Cell 9840 097 178 " I have no objection to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Hi everyone,Thanks, Geoff and Valentine, for your responses, and thank you Janet, for sending out the list.In answer to you questions, Geoff, Hezekiah has given me the prices for all of the drugs as we are able to get them wholesale from Main Street Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. in Kisumu. They are the cheapest in town and tend to give us discounted rates because they know about our project. Importing may in fact be more expensive than purchasing them here -- you guessed right, the postal service is not always that reliable and " duties " may be subject to the particular official we end up dealing with.So below are the prices we've been quoted, all in Kenyan shillings, with an estimated total figure in US dollars. If there is any other info you need, please ask. I'll try to be prompt in replying.Thanks,Leila Tayebleilaahi@... J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Hi Janet,My " reply all " didn't work because I'm not a member of all those other groups. Could you forward the updated (with prices) list?Thanks a bunch.Leila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2003 Report Share Posted April 25, 2003 Sorry for the computer messup. Here's what I tried to send before: Reach-Out Group's medical clinic, serving Kochieng West in Kisumu district, is in need of the following medicines: ORAL:anti-malarial, esp. Fansidar tabs and quinine tabs antibiotic, esp -- pen v tabs 2000 tabs = Ksh 2,500 metronidazole 3000 tabs = 960 cotrimoxazole 5000 tabs = 2,400 amoxylline 2000 tabs = 2,600 doxycycline 2,000 tabs = 1,200 tetrocycline 1000 tabs = 700 norfloxacin 2000 tabs = 3,500 pelox 1000 tabs = 3,500 buscopen 1000 tabs = 800 immodium 1000 tabs = 500others -- brufen 2000 tabs = 500 paracetamol 4000 tabs = 640 multivite plus caps 1000 tabs = 8,700 ranferon tabs 1000 tabs = 3,200 vitamin B compound 1000 tabs = 320 ferrous sulphate 3000 tabs = 440 folic acid 3000 tabs = 300 multivitamin tabs 3000 tabs = 600 mabendazole tabs 1000 tabs = 220 erythromycin 1000 tabs = 5,400 INJECTABLES:quinine 500 ampules = 6,000gentamycin 500 vials = 1,00050% dextrose solution 20 bottles = 1,000giving set 500 pieces = 3,500normal saline solution 200 = 4,000hartman's solution 200 = 4,000darrows solution 200 = 4,0005% dextrose solution 300 = 9,000tripplopen 50 = 1,000piriton panadar 2.4 100 vials = 2,600PPF 100 vials = 1,600paracetamol 50 vials = 1,000chlorophenicol 100 vials = 2,200christapen 1,000 vials = 5,000 SYRUPS:paracetamol 10 5litre packs = 3,000novacof 10 5litre packs = 2,800metronidazole 10 5litre packs = 2,500cotrimoxazole 10 5litre packs = 5,000multivitamin 10 5 litre packs = 3,200 piriton 10 5litre packs = 1,600amodiaquine 10 5litre packs = 4,500 TOPICAL:eye drops -- hydrocortizone 100 tubes = 1,600 tetracycline 200 tubes = 1,400 gentomycine 100 tubes = 1,800ear drops -- chlorophenicol 200 tubes = 3,400 gentomycine 100 tubes = 2,200skin -- betamethasone 50 tubes = 1,800 hydrocortizone 50 tubes = 1,200 dexamethasone 0.1% 100 tubes = 1,900 Hoping that my calculator-less math is okay, this adds to a total of 122,780 Kenyan Shillings. This is roughly $ 1,637 US (at a 75:1 exchange rate). Any contacts on how we might acquire these medicines would be greatly appreciated. (At this time, we would need them to be donated. We are in the process of finding the start-up funds to create a pharmacy on-site which would make the medical clinic more self-sustainable. In the meantime, this is not the case due to the large number of clients we treat for free based on their socioeconomic situations.)Thanks!!Leila Tayebleilaahi@... Nyarangareachout5@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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