Ellaine Maala

Bakersfield

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Ever since I was a kid, better healthcare has always been a passion of mine. I grew up with both parents working in the medical field. I am fortunate enough to be able to live in country where I can afford health care. I believe that health is vital and a right for every human being. I am especially interested in health inequalities and disparities. I believe we're all a part of one big global health community, and we must extend our hands to people who need them the most!

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Organization: Global Brigades USA
Program: Medical Brigades

About Us

Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners for Global Health is a chapter of Global Medical Brigades, an international movement of students and medical professionals working alongside local communities and staff to implement sustainable health systems. We work in remote, rural, and under resourced communities in Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua and Ghana who would otherwise have limited to no access to health care. Each community receives a brigade every 3 to 4 months where hundreds of patients are provided access to healthcare and volunteers deliver public health workshops. Electronic patient records are collected for future visitations and to monitor overall community health trends. nnIn conjunction with our Medical Program, Global Brigades also supports communities with economic development, sanitation and clean water projects, and uniquely implements these programs in a holistic model to meet a community’s health and economic goals. Our model systematically builds community ownership and collaboratively executes programs with the end goal of sustainably evolving to a relationship of impact monitoring. To learn more, please visit www.globalbrigades.org.