The Medical Mission Box Program equips physicians who are partaking in short-term medical trips to overseas health facilities.
Please note: The MMB Program is only open to active U.S. medical doctors. One box is available per physician each year. Also, only one box is available per site each year.
Applicants must provide a letter of invitation from the facility to which they are traveling to be eligible.
To review guidelines and download application please click below.
Application [206 KB PDF file]
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Mission Box contains a mix of basic antibiotics. The contents were assembled in coordination between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Direct Relief's Pharmacist Cathleen Grabowski and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bill Morton-Smith.
The box is 20” X 15” X 15” high and weighs approximately 30 pounds. Each box treats approximately 200 patients. The boxes contain the following items (contents subject to change):
Sample Box Contents:
| Box Contents: | Qty. | Expiration Date |
| Cefzil suspension, 125 mg/5 ml (1x50 ml) | 12 | 7/31/2008 |
| Cefzil suspension, 250 mg/5 ml (1x75 ml) | 12 | 11/30/2008 |
| Cefzil suspension, 250 mg/5 ml (1x100 ml) | 12 | 11/30/2008 |
| Cefzil tabs, 250 mg (1X100) | 12 | 11/30/2008 |
| Cefzil tabs, 500 mg (1X50) | 12 | 1/31/2009 |
For information on obtaining a Medical Mission Box, please contact:
Kristin Brown
Tel - (805) 964-4767
Fax - (805) 681-4838
kbrown@directrelief.org