Cardiff University Dental Brigade March 2013 Ghana


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 25, 2013 12:00 AM
End Date: Apr 3, 2013 12:00 AM

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.

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Aled Griffiths

Passionate about: Thank you so much for visiting my page. I am thoroughly looking forward to the opportunity to use the skills I have developed over the past four years in Cardiff Dental School to hopefully make a diff... [Read More]

Aoife Swain

Passionate about: Everything new is exciting! This summer in Ghana is going to be so much fun so thank you for visiting this site and hopefully donating lots to help me get there.

Bethan Edwards

Passionate about: I love dancing and being outdoors but one of my favourite things to do is travel! I have volunteered in India, Bahamas, Zambia and Botswana..and I can\'t wait to add Ghana to the list!
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