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My brother in law works for Dorset County Ambulance service, he's also in the St John and tells me that he holds the rank of a Lt Col and that I should salute him ... civvy twit ... but I digress. They have a large stock of medical supplies i.e. Defibrillators and the such that they would like to donate, perhaps somewhere such as Kenya. Does anyone have a contact that he could speak to about this?

Many thanks

I've got a good UK logistics contact but not for overseas sorry.

I'll take one off his hands. I can use it to zap my neices.

I'll do it for a £100 plus freight and clearing charges.

On a serious note he's better off sending them some cash cause you are going to have a bitch of a time getting 2nd hand medical devices through customs of a 3rd world country.

Pm me if you're serious so that I can point out the myriad of fuckups and pitfalls that may occur.


(edit make that £500 plus freight, import duties and clearing charges.)

I can't even get stuff delivered to Moscow properly. One load of A4 size boxes went off to be delivered within a week ie urgently, came back about 3 months later undelivered. Luckily it wasn't life and death. Like medical equipment.
I asked the experienced agent at the courier firm (quite well known one if I recall) if they'd considered bunging them a few dollars/rubels..he said they'd done all that before with other consignments out of desperation but with only mixed results. I bet there were a load of Ivans sat on our boxes lazily playing cards and smoking heavily in a huge central warehouse eg by Moscow airport, which could have only been about 2 miles from where they needed to be delivered.

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Is there no way of taking it out on a Medic Exercise or just post it bit by bit to Desmond Tutu Hospice, Umbungo Land? I might sell the defibs on eBay as Ab Toners ... ex-SAS, SBS and Para of course.

Duke pm answered - from the Kenyan Internal Revenue website.

In the case of packaged pharmaceuticals, chemicals (including dyestuffs, paints, water treatment chemicals, etc.), cosmetics, fertilizer and similar goods subject to quality inspection, the PSI company shall check the number of batches, dates of expiration and integrity of the packaging. (iii) All imports with a limited shelf life must be subjected to quality inspection and the PSI company shall ensure that such goods have more than three-quarters shelf life from the date of expected landing in Kenya.
(iv) Tests of samples shall be performed upon request by KRA/Customs or a responsible government agency, through KRA/Customs or when the PSI Company needs to ensure the classification and quality of an item.
(v) The PSI Company shall ensure that published Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standards, any specific laws or regulations, or any other acceptable international standards are complied with for all goods subject to detailed quality inspections. If any goods fail to meet the standards, a CCRF shall not be issued thereon.

Originally Posted by The13thDukeOfWybourne

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My brother in law works for Dorset County Ambulance service, he's also in the St John and tells me that he holds the rank of a Lt Col and that I should salute him ... civvy twit ... but I digress. They have a large stock of medical supplies i.e. Defibrillators and the such that they would like to donate, perhaps somewhere such as Kenya. Does anyone have a contact that he could speak to about this?

Many thanks

Yes. The things of which you speak might be useful in Laos. So if he wants to donate them there, send me a pm.

Top tip never mark anything medical if you are sending anywhere. Customs round the world are notorious about the stuff.

I've sent defibs labelled as electrical activity detectors to get them into shit holes

Better deal direct with some charidies instead, although they are incredibly sniffy about what they use etc

I'd skip it and go to the pub.

Tell your st johns fuctard Lt Col he can suck the big dogs cock. Fucking wierdo rank wanker

"Tell your st johns fuctard Lt Col he can suck the big dogs cock. Fucking wierdo rank wanker "

Its probably the reply he was expecting really. offering free stuff out and that. tosser! :o)

13thDuke...you do know that defibs are going to become more common-place in uk public places dontcha? you'll probably be able to sell them based on 'buy one you fuckers, or be sued by your customers' basis. you can have that s a strapline for your ads.
I've seen them already more obviously displayed in Germany etc already. They call them 'Defibrillators' there...how the fck did that happen eh? Mental. Two langauges and we end up using the same word! gaaah. eh?