MEDICALBRIGADESINFORMATION SESSION

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MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - ABOUT GLOBAL BRIGADES

GLOBAL BRIGADES MISSIONTo empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities

GLOBAL BRIGADES VISIONTo 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:

• Large need in rural areas• Strong community partnerships• Logistically feasible• Safe for volunteers

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

Ghana Panama

DentalMedical

MicrofinanceWater

BusinessDental

EnvironmentalHuman Rights

MedicalMicrofinance

MedicalPublic Health

NicaraguaHonduras

BusinessArchitecture

DentalEngineering

MedicalMicrofinancePublic Health

Water

Programs offered in each country

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – PROGRAMS AND COUNTRIES

Ghana Panama

DentalMedical

MicrofinanceWater

BusinessDental

EnvironmentalHuman Rights

MedicalMicrofinance

MedicalPublic Health

NicaraguaHonduras

BusinessArchitecture

DentalEngineering

MedicalMicrofinancePublic Health

Water

Programs offered in each country

WHY PANAMA?

53% of people living in the Darien Province live on less that $4/day

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION - LOCATION

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FOR EVERY ONE MEDICALVOLUNTEER

24 PEOPLERECEIVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – IMPACT OF MEDICAL BRIGADES

ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE

• Reduces patients' need to walk hours or days for routine medical care or emergency procedures

• Patients avoid waiting hours in line at local health centers

• Patients receive medications that are often hard to find at local health centers due to lack of resources

• Patients receive healthcare education to prevent common illnesses

• Facilitates healthier, more productive lives

ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE AFFECTS

• Sanitation and hygiene• Economic potential• Future health

HOW DOES MEDICALBRIGADES HELP?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHAT IS MEDICAL BRIGADES?

MEDICAL BRIGADES

• Provides communities with access to doctors and medicine every 3-4 months

• Through multiple 7 day brigades, community members receive doctor care, medicine, and health education workshops

• Provides all eligible patients with anti-parasite medications, eliminating and preventing intestinal parasites for 4 months

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

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – MEDICAL TEAM

MEDICAL BRIGADES TEAM

• Prepares communities for the brigade's arrival• Leads the brigade from start to finish• Performs community follow-up• Build community relations• Helps facilitate brigade charla and medication

preparation

HOW CAN YOUHELP?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – WHY WE WANT YOU

YOUR BENEFITS• Contribute to sustainable change

- Provide a community access to healthcare• Education application

- 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

WHAT DOES ABRIGADE LOOK LIKE?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – ITINERARY

ONE-WEEK MEDICAL BRIGADE COMPONENTS

• Volunteers work with licensed Panamanian medical professionals

• Brigades visit communities over 3 consecutive days• Volunteers & health professionals use Open MRS

data software to track patient information and care• Each daily clinic consists 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 STATIONFluent Spanish-speaking volunteers or community members record the following information on each patient sheet:• Name, Age, Gender•Community Residence & Date of Visit

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS

TRIAGE STATIONWith the help of an interpreter, below are some of the items volunteers may record for each patient:• Vitals & Chief complaints• Blood pressure • Allergies and Patient History

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS

CONSULTATION STATION• Doctors diagnose & prescribe medication to

patients• Students shadow and ask questions

throughout consultation• Eligible patients (over two years old, not

pregnant or breastfeeding) receive albendozole

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS

DENTAL STATION• Dentists perform tooth extractions,

fluoride treatments• Brigades that have reserved the

Restorative Care Dental Unit also provide fillings for patients

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS

EDUCATION STATION• While prescriptions are filled, students teach

patients about some of the following health topics:- Oral Hygiene- Hand Washing- STIs- Diet and Blood Pressure/Diabetes- Etc.

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CLINIC STATIONS

PRESCRIPTION PICK-UP STATION• Patients pick up prescriptions• Volunteers with pharmacists to provide the

following instructions- Types of Medications- Dosage Amounts- Directions for Medication Usage

HOW DO I SIGNUP?

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – TOTAL CONTRIBUTION

HOW IS YOUR MEDICAL BRIGADE FUNDED?• Volunteers’ Program Contribution:

- $890 (Panama) - 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• Bilingual coordinators and interpreters• Global Brigades trained paramedics and drivers• Program sustainability and follow-up between brigades

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – RESOURCES FOR YOU

FUNDRAISING TOOL www.empowered.org• 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 SITEhttps://www.globalbrigades.org/volunteer-tools-home • Brigade planning materials• Collection of reports from past brigades• Community profiles• Frequently asked questions

IN-COUNTRY ADVISING TEAM• Team of trained staff in Panama• Share best practices for all aspects of brigade preparation• Answer questions about brigade and community

MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact your advisor for information about Medical

Brigades in Panama

Don’t know who your advisor is?

admin@globalbrigades.org

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