Sian Cleaver

Cardiff

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I'm interested in the human body and it's diseases; I find it fascinating how a great big pile of particles can coordinate themselves in such a way as to create a living person with thoughts and feelings, but also how just one tiny blip in the genetic make-up- an extra base sequence here, or a missing amino acid there- can cause the body to malfunction in such diverse ways...

I'm a member of Cardiff St John Ambulance, and am rather into hiking, riding, jazz, and British comedy, too :-)
This expedition to Ghana will challenge me in all sorts of ways (and I like to be challenged), and I'm eager to meet and get to know people from a culture comletely different to my own, and make a difference to their lives.

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July 2012 Cardiff University Medical Brigade Ghana



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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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