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.
Thank you to Sourav, Claudia, Raymond, Tony, and Gianna for making out to the 4AM Grammy's shift.
Gina's is this Thursday, 6p-close.
Bring copies of the ad, friends, and help us hand out flyers to customers!
02.05.09 Fundraising Opportunities (Cont.)
More fundraising opportunities have been posted under Events (New Staffpro Event for Feb. 22nd).
In addition PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR DEPOSITS ARE IN.
01.29.09 Fundraising Opportunities
More fundraising opportunities have been posted under Events, including Gina's Pizza!
01.20.09 Additional Training Session
There is one more additional Staffpro training session:
Wednesday, 4PM PCB 1100
Members section is being updated with those who have turned in deposits, please double check this to ensure your information is correct.
01.15.09 Fundraising Opportunities Updates
1. Sign ups are now posted for the Staffpro Event. Please notify us if you can make it.
2. The Intelis Fundraising Site is now up, please register and start collecting donations for your account and family members. $650 needs to be credited onto this account before we leave in June.
Airfare payments are still to be made to Kellie, chair of Finances.
3. Meeting notes are now updated onto the "News" section of the website, in case you missed the meeting.
4. Lastly, a list of supplies that we are looking to collect has been posted. Keep in mind we are not limited to this list and can utilize almost any types of medicine you can gather.
5. The website will be update nightly with information of who has been turning in dues, etc.
A general meeting is now tentatively scheduled for:
Wednesday, the 14th at 7PM.
(Wednesday of Week 2)
Location: PSCB 210.
In addition, Extra Staffpro training sessions have been scheduled for:
Thursday, the 15th at 11AM.
(Thursday of Week 2)
Location: PSCB 220
&
Thursday, the 15th at 1:30PM
(Thursday of Week 2)
Location: TBD
You must be oriented at one of these workshops before signing up for any fundraising shifts!
Deposits may be turned in, Passport information will be discussed, new committee requirements, luggage and transportation information, and Extension trips for those who are interested.
Note: Julie Kruger will be at the Cross Cultural Center (near the student center) on Friday, January 9th at 11AM for an orientation for another group, but will allow you to sit in for orientation if you can make it! Navigate to the "Events" page
01.06.09 Deposit for the Airline
The $235 deposit is now due on Friday, January 16th (Week 2 of the Winter 2009 academic calendar).
Please contact a board member to turn this in. The next general meeting will be during Week 2 or 3 (TBD). Kindly make checks out to "Global Medical Brigades". Records of who has turned in what will be updated on the 'members' section.
12.27.08 Past Brigades Updated
You can now view the report submitted to our charities and sponsors from last year under the appropriate hyperlink.
12.16.08
Staffpro Dog Show @ LBCC
Thank you to Kellie, Jerry, Tony, Ryan, and Jason for coming out to the first staffing event! We were able to successfully staff the event and and helped complete the fundraising goal.
12.15.08
Website Up
Website is up. As always, please feel free to e-mail the board with any concerns you may have at ucigmb@gmail.com
MEETING AGENDA AND NOTES
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
1st General Meeting of Winter Quarter 2009
1. Deposits - $235 to Kellie, Checks to "Global Medical Brigades"
2. Passports
3. New Committee Requirements
4. Airline Policies on Luggage, Fundraising Site Operation
5. Extension Trip
The 2nd meeting will be a cultural/informational mock brigade on a Saturday later in the quarter.
There will only be 2 general meetings this quarter.
Committees will meet individual throughout the quarter to continue their progress and accomplish their specific requirements and goals.
NEWS FROM MEDICAL BRIGADES HQ
Oct. 6, 2008
Unless you experience it for yourself, you will never know what participating in a medical/dental brigade can do for you and your life. Prior to my brigade experience in Honduras in January 2008 I had always wanted to do something like this. I had passed up previous opportunities for one reason or another. Now, I intend to make Global Medical Brigades an annual expedition and this commitment will be the reason for passing up events at home.
The service you will provide is greatly needed and incredibly appreciated. Yet, you receive far more than you give. The Honduran people have helped me to appreciate everything so much more than ever before. To serve people who have very little but still celebrate life daily is humbling. These happy, loving people have a lot to teach us.
Global Brigades' programs are well planned and well coordinated. To be involved with such an outstanding organization is an honor. You will feel guilty about how well you are treated. But they do it out of respect and appreciation. I have never felt so rewarded for the services I provide as I did in Honduras.
I could write a book and still not say all I could about the benefits of participating in a brigade. One remaining thing I must point out is that the students who participate are exceptional. If you want to be taken back to your own exuberance as a student spend a week with dedicated, ambitious individuals who work with little to do so much.
If you don't have the most exhilarating experience of your life, get checked for Dengue Fever.
Don Blair, DDS- GMB trip Jan 08
Cottage Grove, WI
Posted by Admin at 1:53 p.m.
Sept. 20, 2008
URGENT: NO PSEUDOEPHEDRINE!!!
This is EXTREMELY important. The Honduran consulate is cracking down on pseudoephedrine because of its common use as a precursor in the synthesis of methamphetamine. For yours and your groups safety please check all of the medication you bring down with your brigade to ensure that:
1) None of the medication is expired
2) Pseudoephedrine is not listed as an ingredient in any of the medications
**Group leaders, make sure that you forward this information to your brigaders**
Posted by Ryan Leary at 5:57 p.m.
Aug. 8, 2008
Christine’s Adventures in India
Public health initiatives and installing our data informatics patient software in remote clinics in India: http://globalimpactwater.blogspot.com/
Posted by Brigader at 2:39 p.m.
May 21, 2008
Introducing Additional Medical Brigade Programs Global Medical Brigades recently added new programs to provide additional benefit to our 40 partner communities. GMB groups are now assessing the root causes of respiratory disease in these communities and attacking the problems at their source. According to the World Health Report in 2002, indoor air pollution, predominantly from open fire stoves using solid fuel (such as wood, dung and crop waste), is the fourth greatest risk factor for death and disease in the world’s poorest countries. It is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year, predominantly women and children. GMB university group members are now building clean cooking systems/stoves with community members during a portion of their stay in Honduras. They now have the unique opportunity to make long lasting contributions to the respiratory health and quality of life of individual families. This new program also allows the students to spend more one-on-one time with community members to learn about their culture and share in their community.
While the university students are implementing these preventative health initiatives, the medical professionals provide individual follow up care assessments for our patients in these communities suffering from chronic diseases. This allows them to spend more time with the patients in our communities suffering from the most serious diseases.
At Global Brigades, we are constantly reassessing our programs to ensure we are acting with solidarity in mind in a culturally sensitive manner, while providing the best service to our communities and the best experience to our international volunteers. We’re very excited to be making positive, quantifiable differences in the lives of our brothers and sisters in our partner communities in Honduras and can’t wait for all our volunteer groups to have the opportunity to participate in these meaningful programs.
A huge thank you to our Spring Brigaders! From March through May the University of Victoria, Penn State, University of North Carolina, Marquette, University of Southern California, Medical College of Wisconsin, UC San Diego, Portland State, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Athletico, Arizona State and the University of Illinois visited Honduras to perform medical brigades. More than 300 volunteers performed public health services to nearly 20,000 patients.
Go UCSD!
On their very first brigade, UCSD had the pleasure of experiencing brigades outside of the departments of Francisco Morazan and El Paraiso. The group of 34 students and 3 doctors traveled 5 hours outside of San Pedro Sula to reach the town of Gracias, Lempira. They saw over 2,500 patients in just 4 brigades. In addition to successfully serving the people of Gracias, the group was able to enjoy some of Honduras’ beauty. They were able to visit the Mayan Ruins of Copan, the hot water springs of Lempira, the Spanish Fort of Gracias, and the National Park of Zelaque. What a trip guys! Great job! Water Brigades!
We are very excited to announce the launch of Global Water Brigades, a program to address water and sanitation projects in our villages. Students will be challenged to work alongside international experts in clean water solutions to team with our Honduran community leaders to implement. The applications are officially open for the first National Water Brigade Trips May-29-June 5 and August 29-September 5. For more information, check out our website at waterbrigades.org or contact program Director Orion Haas, orion@globalbrigades.org.
Brigades Fundraising Site
We are very pleased to announce the launch of our new fundraising site. The site enables volunteers to raise awareness and funds for their trip by creating a unique homepage for every brigader. Presidents can now keep track of all their in-country fees and pull reports electronically. Go to the Support link above to be directed to the site. Thank you Intelis!
