Project Suyana Project Suyana Peru Humanitarian Peru Humanitarian

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Who We AreWho We Are

A diverse, student-led, non-profit A diverse, student-led, non-profit organizationorganization

Project Suyana aims to assimilate students Project Suyana aims to assimilate students from all areas of the undergraduate and from all areas of the undergraduate and graduate colleges who share a deeply graduate colleges who share a deeply rooted interest in medicine and global rooted interest in medicine and global health care. Students will collaborate health care. Students will collaborate

throughout the 2007-2008 school year to throughout the 2007-2008 school year to attain the appropriate financial and attain the appropriate financial and

medical resources that would assist in the medical resources that would assist in the project’s success while gaining a first hand project’s success while gaining a first hand

experience in global health. experience in global health.

Maternal Health in NeedMaternal Health in Need

• Infant death rate: 53.1 of every 1000 live birthsInfant death rate: 53.1 of every 1000 live births• Maternal death rate: 200 of every 100,000 birthsMaternal death rate: 200 of every 100,000 births

--World Health Organization, PeruWorld Health Organization, Peru

• In the capital, Lima, Peru there are In the capital, Lima, Peru there are approximately 12-15 physicians per 10,000 approximately 12-15 physicians per 10,000 inhabitants.inhabitants.

• In Puno, Peru, approximately 4-6 physicians are In Puno, Peru, approximately 4-6 physicians are available per 10,000 inhabitants. available per 10,000 inhabitants.

-Ministry of Health, Puno Peru 2006-Ministry of Health, Puno Peru 2006

Puno, PeruPuno, Peru

Descriptive Statistics for Descriptive Statistics for Healthcare and Birth Healthcare and Birth

OutcomesOutcomesStatistic Statistic 1996 DHS1996 DHSAverage # antenatal visits Average # antenatal visits 3.48 (3.63)3.48 (3.63)

Share of births at home (%) Share of births at home (%) 54.954.9

Source: Source: The World Bank Economic Review, 2005 19(2):203-223The World Bank Economic Review, 2005 19(2):203-223

Long Term Project GoalsLong Term Project Goals

• Construction of Casa de Espera – make it Construction of Casa de Espera – make it an affiliate branch of the Central an affiliate branch of the Central Hospital.Hospital.

• Create a long standing Public Health Create a long standing Public Health Awareness program that could be utilized Awareness program that could be utilized by local public and social workers in both by local public and social workers in both urban and rural regions of Puno.urban and rural regions of Puno.

• Establish a stronger English curriculum Establish a stronger English curriculum within local public schools and within local public schools and orphanages.orphanages.

Trip OverviewTrip Overview• Set up a week long free health clinic screening Set up a week long free health clinic screening

– Connection to land and populationConnection to land and population– The sky is the limit!The sky is the limit!

• Health screening in rural Puno Health screening in rural Puno • Distribution of year-round clinical supply Distribution of year-round clinical supply

collectioncollection• Rounding with physiciansRounding with physicians

– Surgery (abdominal, trauma, urology, thoracic)Surgery (abdominal, trauma, urology, thoracic)– Pediatrics (neonatology)Pediatrics (neonatology)– Obstetrics and GynecologyObstetrics and Gynecology– Emergency and Family MedicineEmergency and Family Medicine

• Also available in the summer:Also available in the summer:– Public health programsPublic health programs– English education for grade-school English education for grade-school students and hospital staffstudents and hospital staff

Trip Facts and StatsTrip Facts and Stats• TimeTime

– Spring break: February 22Spring break: February 22ndnd – March 2 – March 2ndnd – Summer break: June 26Summer break: June 26thth – July 24 – July 24thth

• Costs (based on previous trip to Puno)Costs (based on previous trip to Puno)– $700 airfare$700 airfare– $10/day room and board$10/day room and board– $5/day food$5/day food

• Local languagesLocal languages– Castellano Spanish (proficiency required by trip Castellano Spanish (proficiency required by trip

time) time) – AymaraAymara

Project Suyana, Summer 2007Uros Islands, Lake Titicaca

Capital Folklorica Capital Folklorica de Perude Peru

Hospital Regional de Hospital Regional de PunoPuno

The The PeoplePeople

The ApplicationThe Application

Travel application : Travel application : October 3October 3rdrd

Visit our website to download the application:Visit our website to download the application:www.projectsuyana.orgwww.projectsuyana.org

Please send your travel application to:Please send your travel application to:projectsuyana@umich.eduprojectsuyana@umich.edu

An informal interview process will take place An informal interview process will take place after submission of applications. after submission of applications.

Muchas Gracias! Hasta Muchas Gracias! Hasta Pronto!Pronto!