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Birmingham Med/Dent/PH Brigades Honduras June 2013
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
  2. Program: Medical Brigades
  3. Chapter: Medical Brigades at the University of Birmingham
End Date: Jul 04, 2013 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Medical/Dental/Public Health Brigades at Birmingham is a discipline of Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization. The Birmingham chapter systematically works with more than 350 other university groups around the world to deliver and implement one of nine skill-based programs that benefit more than 130,000 Honduran, Panamanian, and Ghanaian community members annually.

Volunteers on the Medical and Dental Brigades will be working closely together to provide quality health initiatives to a community that otherwise has limited access to health care. Volunteers will spend three days in a community in order to optimize the amount of time patients are able to spend with the physicians and dentists. Each patient will receive a physician consultation, teeth cleaning and a fluoride treatment as well as have access to pap smears, prostate exams and restorative dental care as necessary. Volunteers will have the opportunity to take patient vitals, obtain patient history and current symptoms, shadow and assist licensed physicians and dentists, participate in preventative education, and fill prescriptions under a licensed pharmacist. Volunteers will become familiar with the prevalent health issues in their community and learn about how to prevent and treat those illnesses. These brigades provide each volunteer with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on a specific community while gaining real life experience in the field of international medicine and dentistry.

Public Health brigades improve basic home infrastructure and provide health education to help reduce the incidences of life-threatening, but preventable, diseases in a rural community. With an understanding of the holistic model that focuses on education, community health sustainability and infrastructural development, volunteers first receive a comprehensive introduction to the country's public health challenges and the Public Health program's ground-up solution. They will take a tour of the community Public Health is currently working in, introduce themselves to the beneficiary families, and meet with the Basic Sanitation Committee (CSB). Then, working side-by-side with community members and local masons, volunteers construct four infrastructure projects meant to improve the health of the home and surrounding environment: eco-stoves, latrines, pilas (water storage units), and concrete floors. Additionally, as a key component of the program, volunteers collaborate with the Basic Sanitation Committee and local teachers to help provide community-wide education workshops and training, proliferating sanitation and hygiene practices and empowering families with both the knowledge and tools to live healthier lives.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: £0.00 / Airfare Goal: £0.00

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £20

Saying "From Maria and Graham - neighbours - thank you from Phil"

Jul 11, 2013 02:08 PM

Paul Rankin donated £25

Jun 24, 2013 11:25 AM

MR MAJID ALI donated £10

Jun 23, 2013 01:23 AM

Adel Shaker donated £5

Jun 22, 2013 02:16 PM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £20

Saying "From John and Helen Milne - thank you x"

Jun 22, 2013 08:42 AM

Ann Woods donated £5

Jun 22, 2013 08:38 AM

Harriet Millar donated £5

Jun 22, 2013 05:08 AM

Mr K N Sarma donated £5

Jun 21, 2013 04:38 PM

Miss E D Olapade donated £5

Jun 21, 2013 10:48 AM

Charlotte Hall donated £3

Saying "Good Luck!"

Jun 21, 2013 08:33 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated £5

Saying "Transfer from Rhianna Davies"

Jun 21, 2013 08:06 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated £30

Saying "Transfer from Amy Frank"

Jun 21, 2013 08:05 AM

helen loweth donated £50

Saying "Don't get the butterflies in your stroke! good luck lots of love Aunty helen and john xx"

Jun 21, 2013 07:13 AM

Anonymous donated £5

Jun 21, 2013 05:00 AM

Miss Sophie E Gaunt donated £5

Jun 21, 2013 04:41 AM

Miss Alice R Dewhirst donated £5

Jun 21, 2013 02:34 AM

Rahul Dalal donated £5

Jun 20, 2013 03:45 PM

Miss C H M Wong donated £5

Jun 20, 2013 03:43 PM

Mr T Lees donated £5

Jun 20, 2013 03:39 PM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £20

Saying "From Rachel and Dominic - thank you"

Jun 20, 2013 03:29 PM

Charlotte Elmes donated £5

Jun 19, 2013 07:15 AM

Anonymous donated £75

Saying "Raised by the Church at Perton"

Jun 16, 2013 03:32 PM

MR MATTHEW M KINDINGER donated £20

Saying "Well done from Carl & Dorcas Kindinger!"

Jun 16, 2013 03:14 PM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £10

Saying "From Tom Disney - thank you!"

Jun 16, 2013 10:35 AM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £10

Saying "From Penny Sellers - thank you so much x"

Jun 16, 2013 09:19 AM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £80

Saying "£30 Nick and Angela, £50 Bill and Olive - Thank you!"

Jun 16, 2013 08:37 AM

Lydia Levy donated £10

Saying "Well done! So impressed.
Lydia x"

Jun 16, 2013 05:47 AM

Alice Parsloe donated £10

Jun 14, 2013 11:06 AM

Mr Nikhil Mirajkar donated £15

Jun 14, 2013 03:36 AM

Joanna Kennard donated £25

Saying "Good wishes to all swimmers especially Phil"

Jun 13, 2013 03:38 PM

Rebecca Martin donated £10

Saying "Keep on swimming (Cuz this won't have been said before..) SWIM PHIL SWIM!"

Jun 13, 2013 10:36 AM

Jamie McCarthy donated £10

Jun 12, 2013 05:21 AM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £25

Saying "From Elizabeth - neighbour."

Jun 12, 2013 04:00 AM

Graham McIlroy donated £10

Jun 12, 2013 03:46 AM

Georgina Moritz donated £5

Saying "Good luck Phil (and the rest of the Bham team!)"

Jun 11, 2013 04:53 PM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated £5

Saying "Transfer from club account"

Jun 11, 2013 12:43 PM

MR MATTHEW M KINDINGER donated £20

Saying "Have fun Philly!!!"

Jun 10, 2013 04:40 PM

Sarah Johannes donated £5

Jun 10, 2013 02:28 PM

Stella Rankin donated £50

Saying "Swim well - lots of love x"

Jun 10, 2013 02:15 PM

MR PHILIP RANKIN donated £130

Saying "Kindly donated from range of neighbours and friends."

Jun 10, 2013 02:10 PM

Alex Milne donated £10

Saying "Swim like you've gone overboard in shark-infested waters, but remember to stay relaxed!"

Jun 08, 2013 12:44 PM

Rob Loweth donated £20

Saying "Well done Philipo. Rob"

Jun 06, 2013 12:32 PM

Mrs Marion Wilson donated £50

Saying "Good Luck Philip

Hope the water warms up - a great cause well done.

Take care - lots of love Marion and Lewis xxx"

Jun 05, 2013 05:38 AM

Organization Admin donated £20

Jun 04, 2013 04:51 PM

Anato Chowdhury donated £5

Jun 04, 2013 03:50 PM
35% Complete (success)
£877.10

of £2,500.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal


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