sway Maripuri

College Park, MD

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End Date: Jan 11, 2014 12:00 AM
Volunteer Activity Message

Dental Brigade volunteers will set up temporary clinics in pre-identified communities in Eastern Panama to provide health care where access is limited. Each community receives a brigade every 3-4 months. Students on the brigade are given the opportunity to shadow licensed health care professionals while learning about local Panamanian culture. A typical Medical/Dental Brigade clinic consists of six stations: Intake, Triage, Consultation, Dental, Charla (health education), and Pharmacy. Electronic patient records are collected during the brigade to ensure patient follow-up as well as to monitor overall community health trends. Between brigades, the in-country team maintains relationships with the communities to provide follow-up and conduct community health worker training aimed at empowering local leaders to perpetuate a consistent level of health care. For every student who volunteers on a Global Medical Brigade, sixty patients can see a doctor who otherwise would not be able to.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Shalini Maripuri donated $556

Dec 23, 2013 02:55 PM

Emma Varner donated $10

Saying "So proud of you for so many things--VPAD especially!! We normally do a small transition present as outgoing LC, but I figure this could be a good substitute! "

Dec 14, 2013 12:02 PM

Satish Maripuri donated $805

Nov 19, 2013 04:17 PM

Shalini Maripuri donated $250

Sep 20, 2013 10:43 AM

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal