Emily Callejo

Panama

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My goal in life is to share the ALOHA spirit everywhere I go. This is a way of life that I grew up with and will continue living. Last year, I joined the Brooklyn College Medical Brigades on a mission to build a temporary health clinic and helped over 500 people at a medically underserved village in Honduras. This year we will spread our aloha to the people of Panama. We are fundraising for medical supplies and other expenses for the trip. We would really appreciate it if you could donate and help our cause. Mahalo and Aloha!

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Website: globalbrigades.org


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

CUNY Brooklyn College is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. nnIn conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.



Upcoming Initiatives

Brooklyn College Medical Brigade June 2024 Belize

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama, Ghana, Guatemala, Greece and Belize. During a Medical Brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to take vitals and patient history in triage, shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations, and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker (CHW) trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.