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ATTENTION!

ATTENTION!. Please take note that SAO has yet to approve our May 2008 trip. Request for approval must follow our return from our January 2008 brigade. We will still continue with the planning aspects of this brigade until approval by SAO is granted (then financial commitments will be made).

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  1. ATTENTION! • Please take note that SAO has yet to approve our May 2008 trip. • Request for approval must follow our return from our January 2008 brigade. • We will still continue with the planning aspects of this brigade until approval by SAO is granted (then financial commitments will be made).

  2. What is GMB? “Global Medical Brigades is an international network of university clubs and volunteer organizations that travel to developing countries to perform health care in communities without access to medicine otherwise. Our current emphasis is in the country of Honduras, where we provide sustainable health care to over 57 villages and have provided aid to more than 30,000 patients in 2006.” www.medicalbrigades.com

  3. What is a Brigade? A medical brigade is a mobile medical unit that sets up small clinics to diagnose and treat patients at no cost.  “From in-take, to triage, to medical consultations, to filling the prescriptions, the volunteers experience the many realms of the medical profession under the guidance of licensed medical professionals. “

  4. Why Honduras? • Honduras, a small country located in Central America, is the second poorest country in Latin America. • Education, health care and clean water are luxuries for the majority of the people there, and in the rural communities where GMB works, they are even scarcer.  • Poverty here results in preventable deaths, malnutrition and thousands of abandoned children living on the streets.  • However, with your help, we can bring an end to needless pain and suffering and bring hope and love into the lives of thousands!

  5. Where do we stay? • We stay in hostels outside Belmopan. • Electricity, showers and linens are provided. • In-house chefs/maids will provide food, laundry, and room cleaning on a daily basis. • Armed security guard on duty 24/7

  6. How much will the trip cost? • $650 plus the cost of airfare. • Typical airfare for the two weeks we plan on traveling (from Boston - Honduras) costs about $600. So, the grand total for 8 days is approximately $1250 per person.

  7. Tentative Brigade Dates May 14th- May 21st 2008

  8. Fundraising To defray costs, we plan on fundraising, mostly via corporate sponsors. Since we will also be bringing all of our own medicines, we will fundraise to pay for drugs, and we will also ask for donations.

  9. Medical Personnel Recruitment • We need to recruit 1 medical professional per 5 students on the brigade. • Medical Professionals= doctors, pharmacists, 3rd and 4th year medical students, dentists, etc.

  10. Preparation for a Brigade Under the guidance of Boston University Medical School personnel and GMB we will prepare you in the following areas: -language and culture orientation -safety orientation -what to bring -personal health preparation

  11. Trip Insurance • Travel Guard International • Approx. $68.00/ person • Includes: $50,000 emergency medical expenses and $1,000,000 emergency medical transport (and much more)

  12. What does a Brigade actually entail? The following slides provide insight about what a typical experience with GMB would be like for our group.

  13. The Night Prior to a Brigade • All collected medications are stored in a large building • Suitcases are packed the night prior to a brigade • Sets of 30 pills are pre-sorted to increase efficiency at the brigade

  14. Morning of a Brigade • All suitcases filled with medications are loaded onto pick-up trucks

  15. Departure • Everyone boards a rented bus and travels to the brigade site/village • Scrubs are recommended (as is bug spray/skin wipes)

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