Hayley Cummings

Storrs, Connecticut

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Making a positive difference and better the lives of those in need. Enhancing my nursing skills and giving myself a more holistic view of health care.

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UCONN Medical Brigade May 2013 Ghana



Hayley's Message

Hello! My name is Hayley and I am a nursing student with the dream of helping people in better their education and quality of health. Ever since I was little I wanted to help people in need and lack of medical care as not everyone can obtain the care they need. This trip is very inspiring and will be benefitting to so many lives. It is amazing how fortunate I am to be able to help people in such a powerful way.

I got the wonderful opportunity to travel to Ghana and help people who really need it. This includes bringing over much needed medicines! The Global Brigades group as well as myself, have been having fundraisers all around UCONN and spreading the word to make money for this trip. Everyone has been doing a fantastic job!

Unfortunately I do not have the funds to make it there on my own, any donation at all is fully appreciated :) Please help me on a mission to help others!

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Medical and Dental Brigades in Ghana work alongside each other on a 10-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the central region of Ghana. Each medical and dental brigade incorporates a public health portion at the end of the 4 clinical days. The 10-day medical and public health brigade provides volunteers with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on communities while gaining hands-on experience in the field of international medicine. Prior to travel, volunteers collect medicines, recruit health professionals and fundraise. Once in Ghana, the team will visit one partner community to administer a 3-4 day-long clinic and conduct health workshops. During clinical days, community members are able to consult doctors and dentists, fill any necessary prescriptions, receive necessary dental care, and sit-in on health education lectures. At the end of the medical portion, volunteers then have a chance to build public health projects to address some of the environmental health issues. Public Health construction includes latrines, eco-stoves, and water filtration devices. Yeah Buddy.

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