Alexis Faria

Davis

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Providing aid and relief to impoverished communities, medicine, reading, traveling, math

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University of California Davis Medical/Dental/Public Health Brigade June 2015 Nicaragua



Alexis's Message

Hi Friends and Family,
Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my page! I recently joined the Global Medical Brigades team at UC Davis. Global Medical Brigades is a non-profit organization that seeks to provide medical relief in underdeveloped communities. In these communities, clinics are scarce and when they do exist they are often without sufficient medicine or are severely under staffed, leaving families with ailments both untreated and undiagnosed. To help resolve this disparity, Global Brigades has worked with local governments, international and local doctors, and student leaders to develop a Medical program with the goal to provide consistent access to healthcare using an economically sustainable model. In June of 2015, I will join a team of students on a 9-day brigade in Nicaragua. If possible, I would really appreciate a donation on your behalf. Your kind donation would help cover the cost of medications we bring over from the United States and my personal travel. Any donation, big or small, is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Love,
Alexis

Volunteer Activity Description

Global Brigades offers 7-9 day Medical Brigades throughout the year in Honduras, Panama and Nicaragua. During a Medical Brigade, volunteers have the opportunity to take vitals and patient history in triage, shadow licensed doctors in medical consultations, and assist in a pharmacy under the direction of licensed pharmacists. Each of our partner communities receives a brigade approximately twice a year. Between brigades, our in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and to conduct Community Health Worker (CHW) trainings to empower local leaders to sustain a consistent level of healthcare. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends.

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