Medical Relief

What Medical Relief does

Medical Relief is the medical division of Stichting OostEuropa Zending (also known as Christian Care East West), a Dutch charitable foundation (stichting) headquartered at Tiendweg 9, Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands. The organization collects, sorts, warehouses, and ships donated medical materials — including blood pressure monitors, incontinence supplies, wheelchairs, walkers, nutritional supplements, and wound care products — to disadvantaged populations in Eastern Europe. Multiple humanitarian aid transports are conducted each year to Albania, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, with field operations directed at government and partner project sites in those countries. The organization is governed by a three-person board (M. Burzo, M.J. van der Weide, R. Jani) and operates with no paid staff, relying entirely on volunteers for administrative, packing, warehouse, and web maintenance tasks.

The business model is donation-driven and non-commercial. Revenue comes from individual and corporate donations, plus in-kind contributions of medical supplies, with no government subsidies. Donations are made tax-deductible under the organization's ANBI (Algemeen Nut Beogende Instelling) status granted by the Dutch Tax Administration (RSIN 818109762). Distribution of aid is handled through direct humanitarian transports coordinated via the OostEuropa Zending / Christian Care East West network, with operational cooperation from Stichting Children's Relief on joint projects. The marketing footprint is minimal, relying on the official website (medicalrelief.nl), phone and contact-form inquiries, and word-of-mouth within the Dutch Christian community. Beneficiary segments are geographic (populations in four Eastern European countries), while donor segments are individual and corporate contributors seeking tax-efficient giving.

Name

Medical Relief

Legal name

Stichting OostEuropa Zending

Website

https://medicalrelief.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Medical Relief, the medical division of Stichting OostEuropa Zending, is a Dutch volunteer-run charity that collects and transports donated medical supplies to disadvantaged populations in Albania, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, funded entirely by tax-deductible donations under ANBI status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Medical Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Logistics, Supply Chain & Air/Sea/Land Relief Transport (BPAGAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian medical aid
• Medical supplies transport
• Charitable donations
• Volunteer humanitarian services
• Eastern europe aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Krimpen aan de Lek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Gifts: Medical Relief operates as a charitable organization funded entirely through donations from individuals and companies. Donations are tax-deductible under ANBI status. No government subsidies are received. The organization also accepts in-kind donations of medical materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Medical Relief collects, sorts, warehouses, and transports donated medical materials and equipment to disadvantaged populations in Eastern Europe through humanitarian aid transport missions. The organization supports projects in Albania, Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine, multiple times per year. Operations are conducted entirely by volunteers, with funding provided through tax-deductible donations from individuals and companies, plus in-kind contributions of medical supplies.

Product overview

Medical Relief operates as a single, unified humanitarian service rather than a platform with multiple modules. As the medical division of OostEuropa Zending/Christian Care East West, it functions entirely on volunteer labor to collect, warehouse, and transport medical materials to underserved populations in Eastern Europe. The core offering consists of organizing emergency and planned medical aid transport missions, supplemented by volunteer recruitment for administrative, packaging, warehouse, and website maintenance work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Aid Transport Services Humanitarian aid transport service that collects, sorts, warehouses, and ships donated medical materials and equipment (blood pressure monitors, incontinence materials, wheelchairs, walkers, nutritional supplements, baby products, bandages) to disadvantaged populations in Albania, Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania. The service is delivered entirely by volunteers and is funded through donations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OostEuropa Zending/Christian Care East WestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Relief is the medical department of OostEuropa Zending/Christian Care East West. This is the parent organization that enables Medical Relief to operate and provides infrastructure for humanitarian operations. The organization shares staff, facilities, and mission alignment with this partner.
• Stichting Children's ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Relief works closely with Stichting Children's Relief on specific projects. This partnership enables coordinated aid delivery to Eastern European beneficiaries. Joint contact address and collaborative project work indicate a strong operational partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• MAP International: A nonprofit that collects and distributes donated medicines and medical supplies to vulnerable populations globally. Closely analogous operating model to Medical Relief, with shared emphasis on donated pharmaceuticals and medical supplies for low-income populations.
• Heart to Heart International: Collects and ships donated medical supplies and provides mobile medical care to underserved communities. Mirrors Medical Relief's warehouse-and-transport humanitarian aid distribution model.
• Project HOPE: Delivers donated medicines and medical supplies, alongside health-worker training, to low-resource and disaster-affected countries. Directly comparable to Medical Relief in the medical-material-aid delivery model.
• International Medical Corps: Delivers emergency medical relief and healthcare services in conflict and disaster settings. Comparable mission to Medical Relief's medical humanitarian transports, though operating with paid staff and broader health-service delivery capability.
• Americares: A health-focused humanitarian organization that distributes donated medicines, medical supplies, and equipment internationally. Directly comparable to Medical Relief in product category (medical material aid) and beneficiary focus (populations lacking access to healthcare).
• Medical Teams International: Provides medical care and humanitarian aid to refugees and conflict-affected populations. Comparable medical humanitarian mission, especially relevant given Medical Relief's Eastern European and migration-exposed beneficiary population.
• Direct Relief: A humanitarian medical aid organization that collects, warehouses, and ships donated medical supplies to underserved populations worldwide. Closely aligned with Medical Relief's core operating model of in-kind medical material distribution, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Stichting Kinderpostzegels: A Dutch ANBI-certified nonprofit supporting vulnerable children internationally. Comparable to Medical Relief in Dutch ANBI fundraising structure and humanitarian-aid orientation, though focused on children's welfare rather than medical supplies.

Broad incumbents

• International Committee of the Red Cross: The largest global humanitarian organization providing medical aid and protection in conflict zones. Comparable in addressing medical needs of populations in conflict-affected Eastern European countries, though vastly larger and broader in mandate.
• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières: A large global medical humanitarian organization delivering emergency medical care in crisis-affected countries. Highly comparable to Medical Relief in mission (delivering medical aid to underserved populations), but operates at vastly greater scale with paid staff and a global footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-relief

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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