Thousands of lives have been saved—because of you. Thanks to your support, the unused medical supplies we rescue from New York City hospitals and other healthcare providers are making an immediate, life-saving difference in under-resourced and disaster-hit communities.

Your support is healing people and helping the environment by rescuing unused medical supplies.

Every bandage (and suture and wheelchair and incubator!) we rescue starts a life-saving journey. From the surpluses of New York City hospitals to communities around the world, these supplies are turning into life-saving interventions for people with nowhere else to turn.

The medical supplies you sponsor save a life. One surplus bandage rescued from New York City hospitals can mean the difference between infection and recovery for someone in a disaster-hit or under-resourced community.

Your support is saving lives—right now, all over the world. With every surplus bandage, syringe, suture, and piece of equipment like wheelchairs and incubators, you help rescue from New York City hospitals, you’re bringing life-saving care to people in need. These supplies are a direct lifeline for people where access to healthcare can be the […]

Behind every surplus bandage we rescue from New York City hospitals is a life saved.

Afya, in partnership with the Greater New York Hospital Association, has launched 100% New York – New York Supplies for Life, a groundbreaking coalition of NYC hospitals to rescue unused medical supplies and deliver them to communities in need, both locally and globally.

In partnership with the Greater New York Hospital Association, we’ve launched a first-of-its-kind coalition of NYC hospitals to rescue surplus medical supplies and deliver them to those who need them most.

Imagine this: hundreds of thousands of pounds of unused medical supplies are sitting in hospitals, waiting to be discarded. But instead of ending up in a landfill, they’re being sent to communities in desperate need.