Ophelia Swanson

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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Organization: Global Brigades Germany
Organization: Global Brigades in Canada
Organization: Global Brigades Ireland
Organization: Global Brigades Switzerland
Organization: Global Brigades United Kingdom
Organization: Global Brigades USA
Chapter: Architecture Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Business Brigades at St. Olaf College
Chapter: Business Brigades Chapter at Saint Louis University
Chapter: CA Referral Patient Campaigns: Honduras
Chapter: Dental Brigades at Washington University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at University of Missouri
Chapter: Engineering Brigades at Washington University St. Louis
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at St. Louis University
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at the University of Missouri
Chapter: Environmental Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at St. Louis University
Chapter: Human Rights Brigades at Washington University in St. Louis
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Maryville University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Oklahoma State University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Medical Brigades at St. Louis Area
Chapter: Medical Brigades at University of Minnesota- Rochester
Chapter: Microfinance Brigades at the University of Missouri
Chapter: Minneapolis Business for Good
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at St. Olaf College
Chapter: Public Health Brigades at Washington University St. Louis
Chapter: Water Brigades at Saint Louis University
Chapter: Water Brigades at the University of Missouri
Website: http://medicalbrigades.org


Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Maryville University 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

Maryville University Medical Brigade June 2024 Greece

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.