On Thursday, May 21, 2009, The Salvation Army’s National Recycling Operations (“NRO”) partnered with Health Partners International (“HPI”) to send a 40 foot container of supplies to Capt. (Dr.) Paul Thistle at the Howard Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.

HPI sends medical supplies and medical drugs to Howard Hospital several times a year. This time, NRO added a donation of over one hundred boxes of medical surgical gloves to the shipment, courtesy of Wayne Safety Supply Company in Toronto. Also included among the donations were used bicycles for Howard Hospital medical staff to undertake home visits in out lying areas of the hospital.

The HPI shipments to Howard Hospital from their Mississauga warehouse are coordinated by Mr. Bert Amato, a friend and benefactor of the hospital.

Major Patricia Tuppenney, Territorial Volunteer Services Secretary arranged to have several volunteers help load the container.