Welcome to REMEDY at Duke!

REMEDY at Duke is a volunteer program at Duke University organized to recover usable surplus medical supplies and distribute them via Duke-affiliated projects to areas of need overseas.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

• Reduce medical waste at Duke through the recovery and recycling of usable surplus medical supplies

• Reduce health disparities in developing countries

• Promote awareness of global health issues within the duke and greater Durham community

• Provide a public service opportunity for Duke students, faculty and staff

HOW IT STARTED

In 1996 several Duke medical students began collecting usable surplus from Duke Hospital to donate to various charities doing overseas work. In 2004, interested staff, students and administrators reviewed the safety, compliance and liability issues associated with this effort and the Health Center approved a more formal process for handling surplus supplies. At that time the program adopted the name "REMEDY at Duke", using a model developed at Yale University in use at many hospitals throughout the United States .

In 2006, the entire surplus program at Duke was redesigned so that the University and Health System could manage its resources more effectively, lower operational costs, better support local and global communities, and enhance efforts to create a more sustainable environment. REMEDY at Duke is one component of this effort and works closely with the Duke Global Health Institute, which coordinates the donation of surplus medical equipment (machines, monitors, etc) through its "Duke PLUS" program.