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MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - ABOUT GLOBAL BRIGADES GLOBAL BRIGADES MISSION To empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities GLOBAL BRIGADES VISION To improve equality of life, by igniting the largest student-led social responsibility movement on the planet.

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - PROGRAMS To empower volunteers, Global Brigades offers 10 skill-based programs

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHERE WE WORK COUNTRIES SELECTED BASED ON: Need in rural areas Viability of community partnerships Logistical feasibility Volunteer safety NEEDS THAT GLOBAL BRIGADES ADDRESSES: Basic services Healthcare Economic Programs are offered in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Ghana

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROGRAMS AND COUNTRIES Ghan a Panama Dental Medical Microfinance Water Business Dental Environmental Human Rights Medical Microfinance Medical Public Health Nicaragua Honduras Architecture Business Dental Engineering Medical Microfinance Public Health Water Programs offered in each country

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROGRAMS AND COUNTRIES Ghan a Panama Dental Medical Microfinance Water Business Dental Environmental Human Rights Medical Public Health Nicaragua Honduras Architecture Business Dental Engineering Medical Microfinance Public Health Water Programs offered in each country

WHY HONDURAS?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RURAL HONDURAS STATISTICS Average level of education is approximately 5 th grade Typically no doctors in a 20 mile radius 80% of the population has no access to a dentist 70% have no access to public sanitary services Typical families have less than 3 gallons of water per day to use Limited to no access to financial services HONDURA S NICARAG UA COSTA RICA PANAM A GUATEMA LA BELIZ E EL SALVADOR

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RURAL HONDURAS STATISTICS 1 in 5 people in rural Honduras do not have access to healthcare

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - LOCATION Every 10,000 Hondurans only have access to the following healthcare resources: 4 DOCTORS 1 DENTIST 10 NURSES

80% OF CHILDREN ARE IN ONE OF THREE STAGES OF MALNUTRUTION

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - LOCATION = FOR EVERY ONE MEDICAL VOLUNTEER 24 PEOPLERECEIVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – IMPACT OF MEDICAL BRIGADES ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE Reduces need to walk hours or sometimes days away for common medical check-ups and emergency procedures Allows for the practice of preventative health care Creates healthier, more productive lives ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AFFECTS Sanitation and hygiene Economic potential Future health outcomes

HOW DO MEDICAL BRIGADES HELP?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHAT IS MEDICAL BRIGADES? MEDICAL BRIGADES Provides communities with access to doctors and medicine at least twice a year Through 7 day brigades, community members receive doctor consultations, gynecology clinics, medicine, and health education workshops Community Health Workers are trained in selected communities to help provide follow- up care and refer medical emergencies between brigades Patient referrals

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNITY SELECTION Based on - Need - Access to medical care - Community commitment SUSTAINABILITY ASPECTS Establish Community Health Workers (CHWs) - Local community members Patient Referral Program - Donors fund medical care that falls outside scope of brigades In country staff - Lead your Brigade - Train CHWs and follow up with communities after brigades - Select future communities to work with - Plan and prepare in-country logistics before arrival

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – MEDICAL TEAM MEDICAL BRIGADES TEAM Leads your brigade Performs community follow-up Build community relations - Works with community in preparation for brigade arrival Helps chapters with brigade preparation

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

DENTAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHY WE WANT YOU YOUR BENEFITS Contribute to sustainable change - Provide a community access to healthcare Real-life experience - Intake & triage of patients - Shadow doctors - Lead preventative healthcare workshops - Participate in clinic pharmacy - Spanish language immersion - International development experience COMMUNITY BENEFITS Empowerment - Students empower communities - Reinforce communities’ commitments to their health Access to Healthcare Chronic Disease Care Women’s Health Services Health Education

WHAT DOES A BRIGADE LOOK LIKE?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – ITINERARY ONE-WEEK MEDICAL BRIGADE COMPONENTS Volunteers work with licensed health care professionals Brigades visit communities over 3 consecutive days Volunteers & health professionals use Open MRS data software to track patient information and care Volunteers help run each of the following stations:- Intake - Triage - Doctor consultation and gynecology station - Dental consultation - Prescription drop-off - Healthcare education workshops - Prescription pick-up and directions

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS IN-TAKE STATION Volunteers record the following information from each patient using the Open MRS system: Name, Age, Gender Community Residence & Date of Visit

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS TRIAGE STATION Below are some of the items volunteers may record for each patient: Vitals & Chief complaints Blood pressure Allergies & Family History

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS CONSULTATION STATION Doctors diagnose & prescribe medication to patients Students shadow and ask questions throughout consultation Every Brigade now has a gynecology station for pap smears (female students may observe)

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS DENTAL STATION Dentists perform tooth extractions, cleanings, and occasional cleanings Students shadow and ask questions and help sterilize instruments Students lead children's dental hygiene charla and provide fluoride treatments

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS EDUCATION STATION While Prescriptions are filled, patients receive public health education - Dental Care - Understanding Personal Health - Preventative Care Student volunteers run children's charla, community members run adult charla

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS PRESCRIPTION PICK-UP STATION Patients pick up prescriptions, volunteers provide the following instructions - Types of Medications - Dosage Amounts - Directions for Medication Usage

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – TOTAL CONTRIBUTION HOW IS YOUR MEDICAL BRIGADE FUNDED? Volunteers’ Program Contribution: - $780 (Honduras) - Brigade expenses - Program sustainability - Airfare: Variable PROGRAM CONTRIBUTION DETAILS 7 day program Accommodations & meals (vegetarian options available) Clean drinking water Airport pick-up and drop-off In-country transportation Spanish translators and coordinators, and security Program sustainability and follow-up between brigades

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RESOURCES FOR YOU FUNDRAISING TOOL Send links of brigade project information to donors Create personalized profile to share with your donors Track donation progress on individual and group level STUDENT RESOURCE SITE Brigade planning materials Frequently asked questions IN-COUNTRY ADVISING TEAM Team of trained staff in Nicaragua Share best practices for brigade preparation Provide information about brigade and community

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CONTACT INFORMATION Contact your advisor for information about Medical Brigades in Honduras! Don’t know who your advisor is? g

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