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MEDICALBRIGADESINFORMATION SESSION
MONTH DAY, YEAR
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?
MEDICAL BRIGADES INFO SESSION – JOIN THE NEXT BRIGADE
NAME LAST NAMEPresidentEmailPhone Number
NAME LAST NAMEPresidentEmailPhone Number
QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS?Don’t Hesitate to Ask