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America's Discards, Third World Treasure

By John Walters on Monday, December 24, 2001.

Tom Keefe used to be a hospital executive. Now he runs a charity that collects used medical equipment and furniture in the US and sends it to hospitals and clinics overseas. International Medical Equipment Collaborative is based in Rollinsford and is only a few years old, but it's bringing help and hope to poor areas around the world. www.imecamerica.org

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