Medical pantry is a volunteer run program whose mission is to reduce the environmental burden of hospitals by recycling unused medical supplies to under-served communities and wildlife sanctuaries. Not only do we reduce landfill waste by redistributing unused medical supplies to local communities, we also provide international medical relief and make healthcare more accessible to disadvantaged communities.
Meet the Team
Martin Nguyen
Co-founder
Martin is a specialist anaesthetist at Western Health. His appointments include Chair of ADRC, member of HREC and MSC. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne. He is passionate about the environment, sustainability, medical missions and solving problems in healthcare using technology. He has been an active member of the Australian Vietnamese Welfare Association.
Johnie Huynh
Co-founder and CEO
With a passion to provide for the less fortunate in our society, John is the founding CEO of the Medical Pantry. He has a Bachelors of Commerce, majoring in accounting, finance and ecommerce and 12 years in the accounting and finance profession with experience in public practice and listed asx companies. He is also passionate about food having founded Hello Saigon and various other restaurants.
Kate Conlan
Theatre Liaison Officer
Kate is a perioperative nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist who has worked at Western Health for over 5 years. Kate has completed her Bachelor of Nursing from Australian Catholic University (ACU) and a Post Graduate Certificate of perioperative/ peri anaesthetic nursing from Deakin University. She is passionate about providing holistic, sustainable health care.