Globus Relief: Working Toward Better Healthcare Delivery

Founded by Robert Allen Haltom Jr. in 1996 in Salt Lake City, Globus Relief is a fast-rising star in the non-government, non-profit industry. The organization is recognized as an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charity, which means that donations made to it are tax-exempt.

As a humanitarian medical resources organization, Globus works with other non-government organizations, governments and their instrumentalities, and corporations, among others, toward the improvement of healthcare delivery worldwide. It has identified 5 key deliverables in this regard, namely, assessment; consultation; acquisition, packaging, and distribution; provision of bio-tech solutions; and training.

Basically, Globus is a partnering non-profit organization dedicated to the reduction of unnecessary duplication in the health-related programs and projects of its partners. By producing a synergistic environment between all the partners, it enhances the impact of their efforts and magnifies social change.

Globus adopts a two-pronged approach. On one hand, it works with corporations in the medical and pharmaceutical industries in gathering donations of usable products including equipment. The donated products, many of which are considered as nearly-obsolete in the United States but are God-send in many other countries, are then placed in identified medical humanitarian situations. These resources are immediately used by medical professionals in providing much-needed healthcare services for the world’s most vulnerable populations.

On the other hand, Globus has trained medical professionals including doctors, nurses and laboratory technicians as well as civic and religious organizations, charities, and non-government organizations that receive these donations. The matching of donations and needs will be performed by Globus, thus, ensuring that the donated goods are put to effective and efficient use.

For example, hospital beds discarded by a hospital in the United States will be donated to Globus Relief that will then inspect, repair and ship the items to a clinic in South Africa. The result: There are fewer wastes in landfills in the United States and greater opportunities for healthcare professionals in South Africa to care for patients – truly, a win-win situation.