Global Medical Brigades is an international network of more than 50 university clubs and volunteer organizations that provide communities in developing nations with sustainable health care solutions. Our current emphasis is in Honduras, where nearly 1,000 GMB volunteers travel annually to deliver services to our 40 communities. In 2007, GMB volunteers provided aid to nearly 40,000 patients in low-income villages with limited to no access to medicine otherwise.
Listed below are the members for the 2010 summer brigade. If your name is not on the list and you believe this is in error please contact us at ucigmb@gmail.com.
There are currently 5 board members who head the committees that make up the brigade:
Sourav Niladri Mohan Roy , President, snroy@uci.edu;
Sourav and Sally, Chair for Medical Professionals recruitment, snroy@uci.edu;
Sonia Bharat Mehta , Chair for Non-Medical Supplies, sbmehta@uci.edu;
Kellie LeCou, Treasurer, Co-Chair for Fundraising, kelcou@uci.edu
Jhyme Laude, Fundraising Officer, Co-Chair for Fundraising, jlaude@uci.edu
Zubin Hassan, Medicine Chair, Chair for Medical Supplies, zubin.hassan@gmail.com
Claudia Moya , Public Relations, cmoya@uci.edu
Tony Le, Secretary/Historian, tonydl@uci.edu
The 4 Committees are as follows:
1. Fundraising - The key committee to the foundation of the club and arguably the most important. Most of the medications and supplies we bring are financed through this committee. Throughout the year there are fundraising events made available through local restaurants, staffing events, and donations. It is a requirement for all members to staff at least 1 event at some point during the year (either through Staffpro or CSC), regardless of which committee they are in. Once funds are in, medicine packages are purchased from charities who specialize in preparing large quantities of supplies for medical missions.
Committee Specific Requirement - Staff at least 2 events, either through CSC, Staffpro, or both.
For more information please contact Jhyme Laude at jlaude@uci.edu
Claudia Maria Moya
Nina Naraghi-Arani
Tony Duy Phuoc Le
Maria Christina Pakhdikian
Melody Avakian
Ho Eun Lee
Gianna Nasrin O'Hara
Jhyme Kates Lualhati Laude
Julio Humberto Castro Diaz
Nicole Zambolla
Rocio Paulette Ramos
Maggie Crystal Nguyen
Yu-Hsin Chen
Jorge Jonathan Sanchez
Karen Gisselle Santoyo
Vivian Yamileth Medrano
Tsung-Yu Yang
Peter Liu
2. Medical Professionals - Our brigade cannot commence unless we have doctors, pharmamcists, and nurses to come along with us. As volunteers we cannot perform proper medical diagnoses or be trained without the aid of a professional medical staff. Generally, family members or friends of members are recruited to fulfill these positions. These have limited spaces and do not require an excessive amount of members.
Committee Specific Requirement - Provide at least 2 contact information and help facilitate flow of information.
For more information please contact Sourav Roy at snroy@uci.edu
Sourav Niladri Mohan Roy
Christine Lee
Borna Mohabbatizadeh
Stephanie Grace Nugroho
Krispal Singh Grewal
Joshua Andrew Pruitt
Romela Petrosyan
Kellie Nicole Le Cou
Fatemeh Yousefi Alex
Gabriel Martinez Aliaga
3. Medical Supplies - With funds and a medical staff, supplies will be needed to distribute. Each member of this committee will be required to raise $100 worth of medicine to bring along for the trip in addition to aiding the committee chair prepare and complete the necessary paperwork for ordering the bulk of our supplies.
Committee Specific Requirement - Raise $100 worth of medicine or in monetary funds (medicine is preferred). Refer to this list when collecting medicine:
For more information please contact Zubin Hassan at zubin.hassan@gmail.com
Haydn Hoffman
Bethel Misgana
Sonia Bharat Mehta
Elaine Vu Nguyen
Mayrastephanie Lopez
Lauren Capobianco
Swetha Sirisinahal
Daniel A Placik
Hung An Wang
Laura Allison Weitzman
4. Non-Medical Supplies - Not only does Global Medical Brigades help serve the medical needs of villagers in Honduras, we also do our best to cater to other needs. This includes bringing school supplies for children, soccer balls for recreation, clothes, and other supplies that may be needed by the medical supplies committees such as Zip-Lock bags, stickers, and labels.
Committee Specific Requirement - As a committee whole, run 2 donation drives per quarter.
For more information, please contact Sonia Bharat Mehta, sbmehta@uci.edu
