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SBU Medical Brigade May 2013 Ghana



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Hello, and thanks for stopping by my Volunteer page! I am an Undergraduate Biology Major at Stony Brook University who was recently accepted into the SBU chapter of Global Medical Brigades. GMB is an organization that raises money to bring sustainable healthcare to communities in desperate need around the world. Working alongside medical professionals, my fellow brigaders and I will travel to Ghana this May 2013 to help improve the lifestyle of a deserving community. Unfortunately, the entire cost of this trip is very expensive, but with your help it will all be possible! Any donation is extremely helpful, no matter how small. If you would like to donate, click "Donate" on the right side of the page and specify that you'd like to contribute to a volunteer, then select my name. Make sure to select E-Check for donations directly from a checking account. Thank you again for supporting a great cause!

Volunteer Activity Description

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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