Donating Drugs to
BPC
bringing Medication
into Timor Leste
If you intend to bring donations with you, check what the clinic
needs first. Don’t take obscure books, non-compatible or
broken equipment etc. You will need several completed authorisations
to import medication and other supplies for the clinic and copies
of the completed paperwork must accompany the goods. For more
details, please email
the clinic.
Please read the following documents before bringing any medication
into Timor Leste.
Guidelines
for Drug Donations for Timor Leste (pdf document 71 KB)
Essential
Medicine Lists for Timor Leste (pdf document 224 KB)
Customs Declaration
Forms (pdf document 62 KB)
It is a very involved process bring medication into the country
so you need to ensure that the medication will be useful. If you
are uncertain contact
BPC prior to bring anything in. Remember you should declare any
goods imported into East Timor.
For more information on drug donations, inappropriate
donations, and for a personal tale involving an entire container
of donated drugs, read the information sheet by Dr. Mark Raines,
here.
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