About AIDMD
The Association for the International Distribution of Medical Devices is a Swiss non-profit founded in May 2026. We move working medical equipment from where it is surplus to where it is missing.
Why we exist
Many clinics and hospitals in low-income regions rely on donated equipment. The World Health Organization notes that in some countries nearly 80% of health-care equipment is donated or funded from abroad, and that only a fraction of donated equipment ever becomes operational.
The usual reasons are simple: the wrong device, no spare parts, no manual, no training. Meanwhile, hospitals and manufacturers in Europe retire equipment that still works.
AIDMD exists to close that gap carefully. We only send what a clinic or hospital has asked for, only after it has been tested, and we follow up after it arrives.
The two UN goals we work towards
We source surplus and retired equipment on purpose. Reusing a device that still works is better for the patient who gets it and for the planet.
SDG 3: Good health and well-being
Working equipment in clinics and hospitals that lack it supports access to quality essential health care (target 3.8).
About this goal at the UNSDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
Giving surplus devices a second life reduces waste through reuse (target 12.5), instead of scrapping equipment that still works.
About this goal at the UN
What Class 1 and 2 means
European law sorts medical devices into classes by risk. We work with the two lower-risk groups.
- Class 1
- Low-risk, mostly non-invasive equipment. Examples: hospital beds, stethoscopes, wheelchairs, examination lights.
- Class 2
- Medium-risk equipment used for diagnosis and monitoring. Examples: patient monitors, ultrasound scanners, infusion pumps.
We do not handle Class 3 devices, the highest-risk group, which includes implants and life-support systems. See the full list of what we send
The association
- Legal form
- Non-profit association under Swiss law
- Seat
- Switzerland (canton of Vaud)
- Founded
- May 2026
- Standard
- EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)