Not Just Tourists

Not Just Tourists was founded with the purpose of getting medical supplies to those who cant afford them. Ordinary tourists are given the means to change the lives of the locals they visit. After seeing first-hand the serious lack of medical supplies in Cuba in 1990, Dr. Ken Taylor and his wife Denisefrom St. Catharines, Ontariostarted taking medical supplies to remote areas in Cuba. Soon others who were traveling to Cuba began approaching them to take medical supplies too, and the Not Just Tourists phenomenon started. Since its inception 25 years ago, it has spread with chapters across Canada, USA and the UK with over 10,000 suitcases delivered to 82 countries. Not Just Tourists receives donations from Canadas largest hospitals, clinics, medical suppliers and individuals. The supplies donated are typically gauze, bandages, surgical instruments, masks, gloves, antiseptics, IV kits, urinary supplies and birthing kits. The supplies are packed by volunteers into suitcases during wee...