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1. Sunday, January 26th We’ll pass out a paper sign-in sheet once we start the meeting. ARCHITECTURE.BUSINESS.ENVIRONMENTAL.HUMAN RIGHTS.MEDICAL.MICROFINANCE.PUBLIC HEALTH.WATER WWW.IUGMB.ORG

2. Sunday, January 26th, 2014 ARCHITECTURE.BUSINESS.ENVIRONMENTAL.HUMAN RIGHTS.MEDICAL.MICROFINANCE.PUBLIC HEALTH.WATER WWW.IUGMB.ORG

3. Is the world getting any better?

4. Less poverty, happier people

5. Living longer

6. Gates Annual Letter • By Bill and Melinda Gates • Disproving 3 myths: • Poor countries are doomed to stay poor • Foreign aid is a waste • Saving lives causes overpopulation

7. Myth 1: Poor countries stay poor • But they haven’t!

8. Mexico City 1980

9. Mexico City 2011

10. Nairobi 1969 2009

11. Shanghai 1978 2012

13. African Countries • Incomes increase $1,300 to $2,200 since 1998 • Live expectancy – 41 to 57 (since 1960)

14. Gates Prediction • By 2035, no more poor countries

15. Myth 2: Foreign aid is a waste • What percent foreign aid?

16. Health • $11 billion • < $5,000 to save a child

18. But countries get dependent… • Not true! • Countries that no longer get aid: Botswana, Morocco, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Thailand, Mauritius, Singapore, and Malaysia

20. Myth 3: Saving lives  overpopulation • “We make the future sustainable when we invest in the poor, not when we insist on their suffering.” • Most deaths = more births • “When you save lives, you save the planet too.”

22. “We make decisions based on the circumstances we face.” • Nourishment and vaccinations and treatments of diseases matter • Women’s empowerment

23. Myths Disproved • Poor countries don’t stay poor • Foreign aid makes a huge difference • Lower mortality means lower fertility

24. What we can do? • Tell leaders you support foreign aid • Know donations make a difference • Debunk the myths – explain to skeptical people

25. Not Time to Celebrate Yet • Still have a great deal to do • Why GB exists • But hopefully won’t in the future

26. Resources • Gates Annual Letter • Thinkprogress.org – 5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History • World Health Organization Millennium Development Goals

27. Today’s Meeting: • Health topic, presented by: AsnaAsrar • New ideas for this semester • Spring 2014 schedule • Medical Supplies List • Prorecruit for Ghana • Upcoming Events • Break out into committees ARCHITECTURE.BUSINESS.ENVIRONMENTAL.HUMAN RIGHTS.MEDICAL.MICROFINANCE.PUBLIC HEALTH.WATER WWW.IUGMB.ORG

28. Committee Updates • Medications • Visual representation of medicines/HPDP supplies we’ve raised at SFAC events • Outreach • Tabling around campus • Professional Recruitment • We still need medical professionals for Ghana. PLEASE ask the profs. you know if they’d be willing to go to Ghana. • Donations • If you have any medicine/HPDP items to donate, give them to the appropriate committee leader or arrange a time with them to drop off the items to our office

29. Spring 2014 Schedule • Mass Meetings • Sundays, 6 PM in BH 310 • Jan. 26th • Feb. 9th • Feb 23rd • March 9th • March 30th • April 13th • April 27th • **As always, if you know you have to miss a meeting, email Ellen and I (communications@iugmb.org and arooj@iugmb.org) more than 24 hours in advance with the reason you have to miss**

30. Medical Supplies • Donations needed • Stethoscopes • Thermometers • BP cuffs (automatic preferable) • Glucometers + lancets & glucometer test strips • Glove boxes (variety of sizes) • Large bottles of hand sanitizer • Look at this link to see the full list of items we still need: https://docs.google.com/a/iugmb.org/document/d/1czZnnHG2f_hLYVj8vQ2pWynCrTNKcSXLjDXVG4U2IUY/edit?usp=sharing

31. FundSponge • FundSponge – make any purchases from Amazon from this link and we automatically get 4% of the sale. • Share this link with family and friends ASAP. Post it to Facebook, Twitter, email it to your contacts. • http://fundsponge.com/clubs/Global_Medical_Brigades_at_IU

32. Upcoming Events • 1 spreadsheet to sign-up for events • name, number, email ALWAYS; add leader’s contact everytime • Outreach Tabling • Tues. Feb 4th in the Wells lobby • Canning • For now, keeping the Fri./Sat. times from 10 pm – 2 am at Brothers. Sign-ups available in the spreadsheet • Pizza Sales • Every Thursday from 11 am – 2 pm, we’ll sell pizza in the Ballantine ground floor lobby. • Watch IU Basketball game together • Thurs. Jan 30th, Room TBA, at 8:30 pm

33. Upcoming Events • GB-specific events: • Living on One Film-screening • Tues. Jan. 28th at 8 pm in Fine Arts 015 • Amazing documentary, only 55 minutes long • Ice-skating • Only $3; Feb. 7th (evening time) • free hot chocolate and other snacks • HHC will be giving rides from dorms • We can also give rides to anyone who needs one! (we’ll make a spreadsheet for anyone who needs a ride) • GB Exchange Information • Saturday, April 19th

34. Committees Fundraising: Claire, Sheena, Namratha (fundraising@iugmb.org) Community Outreach & Advocacy: Kristin & Audrey (outreach@iugmb.org) Medications: Mike & Alice (medications@iugmb.org) Health Promotion Disease Prevention: Taylor (hpdp@iugmb.org) GB Delegate: Asna (aasrar@indiana.edu) Public Relations & Advertising: Zack (publicrelations@iugmb.org)

35. Committee placements Front of room with screen computer Meds. Outreach Fundraising HPDP Desk at back GB Delegate PR

36. Panama Flight Info. • Cost: $980, Flying with United, 48 brigaders • Departure Date: Saturday, March 15th • Arrival Date: Friday, March 21st

37. Panama Brigade Updates • Unfortunately we won’t have a full-out dental station • To replace that loss, we can make the Panama brigade a medical/public health hybrid at no additional cost to brigaders! • Sample Hybrid Itinerary next slide

39. Vaccination Information • Panama • Required: none • Highly recommended: Hepatitis A, Typhoid • If you haven’t had chicken pox, the Varicella Zoster is highly recommended • Most also get: Hepatitis B, Malaria, Yellow Fever • Ghana • Required: Yellow Fever • Highly recommended: Hepatitis A, Malaria, Typhoid • Most also get: Hepatitis B • Vaccination Records • At the next few mass meetings, please have a copy of your vaccination records to turn in to Becki once you’ve received your vaccinations. If you choose not to get the recommended vaccines, you must sign a waiver so that GB will not be held responsible if you get sick

40. Passports • Panama brigaders • If you do not have a passport by now, you need to tell us IMMEDIATELY • Ghana brigaders • DO NOT WAIT to get your passport. You must also tell us right now if you don’t have a passport yet • Visa requirements • If you have a non-US passport, you have to check your own requirements about whether you need a visa. It will have to be your responsibility to get the appropriate documentation/visa for whichever trip you’re going on .

41. Trip-Specific Updates • Refer to the GMB Information Packet that we gave our on the first trip meeting if you have questions before emailing a leader. • Also look through meeting minutes from past meetings (as well as the powerpoints) – ALL of this is available at our website www.iugmb.org under “Important Documents” • Fundraising Event Requirement • If you had 3-4 events last semester, you are fine. For this semester, do your best effort to complete 6 events. If you’re off by 1-2, there won’t be serious consequences, but if we see that you’ve completed no events at the end of February, you will have a serious conversation with me :-O

42. Questions? Meeting minutes will be sent out Tuesday/Wednesday. If you have an questions, talk to us after the meeting or email Arooj at arooj@iugmb.org ARCHITECTURE.BUSINESS.ENVIRONMENTAL.HUMAN RIGHTS.MEDICAL.MICROFINANCE.PUBLIC HEALTH.WATER WWW.IUGMB.ORG