June 2012 UC Santa Cruz Medical Brigade Honduras

Start Date: Jun 18, 2012 9:59 PM
End Date: Jun 25, 2012 9:59 PM

Global Medical and Dental Brigades in Honduras work alongside each other on a 7-day long brigade in under-resourced communities around the central region of Honduras. The 10-day medical and dental 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 Honduras, 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.