Join us!
Come to one of the Global Brigades meetings to learn more about us. These meetings will be announced periodically. Updates and news will be posted on this website's home page. Another option is to email one of the organization members. Contacts are available under "contact information." For more information, please visit the national Global Brigade website at www.brigades.org
SU/SUNY-ESF students and medical staff members may now download an application under the "applications/documents" link on this website and can submit it via email, drop-offs or in our next group meeting.
Also, please refer to the link above named "December 2011 Brigade" to see requirements and obligations. Thank you
Support Us - Fundraising
Your donation will help save many lives. It's only a click of a button. Donations can be made via National GMB Website. (The National GMB Brigadier Fundraising Website) Please select "December 2023 Syracuse GMB" and donate to "Syracuse University." Every donation counts! If you are writing a check or money order, please address the check to "Syracuse University Global Medical Brigades." Please send them to the following address:
SU Global Medical Brigades
ATTN: Dr. John Russell
College Of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biology
107 College Place/ 110 Life Science Complex
Syracuse, New York 13244-1220
Your donations can help us sponsor our summer brigade and/or obtaining medical supplies.
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Medicine Donations
The SU Honduras Medical Brigade needs your help. All medical donations will go directly towards providing free medical aid to the people of Honduras.
All medicines and supplies can be picked up by a brigade volunteer. Please coordinate these donations with [email protected]
Please also contact us if you are a medical professional interested in participating.
· Antiseptic Soap / Hand Sanitizer · Hydrogen Peroxide · Gloves · Disposable Thermometers · Glucometers · Paper, Pens, Pencils · Small Plastic Bags · Multivitamins (Adult and Child) · Prenatal Vitamins · Antibiotics (Penicillin, Ampicillin, Keflex, Metronidazole, etc.) · Pain Relievers (Adult and Child) · Cough and Cold Medicine (Adult and Child) · Anti-inflammatories · Asthma Medications · Antifungal Topicals · Parasite Medications · Antidiarrheal Medications · Antacids · Antihistamines· Dermatological Creams (Hydrocortisone, Antibiotic Ointment, etc.)· Eye and ear drops
The Necessary medications list is now available. All donations are entitled to tax deductions.
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Partnering for Sustainable Health Care
To Whom It May Concern:
Global Medical Brigades (GMB) at Syracuse University (SU) is seeking partnerships to improve health infrastructure in remote under-resourced villages in Honduras. This December 2011 we will be conducting our 3rd trip, to address a multitude of public health problems. From studying our patient records and surveying village members, we’ve noticed unusually high levels of water borne diseases, tooth decay, chronic respiratory illnesses, and other preventable epidemics that can be dramatically improved by empowering villagers with public health education and physically improving household infrastructure. As such, we have worked to unite our school and recruit across disciplines to bring dental volunteers to extract teeth and provide cleanings to children; engineering volunteers to develop and implement clean water solutions; and environmental/public health volunteers to deliver hygiene workshops and educate community members how to construct chimney stoves for cooking, pour concrete floors, build latrines and strategize waste management processes.
In addition to providing these services, we are raising money to name/sponsor our own community center to perpetuate health work in our absence. One brigade in and of itself is unsustainable, so we are looking to build relationships here in the U.S. to raise money to turn previously closed, under-resourced clinics into fully operational community centers operated by indigenous professionals and GMB volunteers. The community center will not only deliver primary health care and teach preventative medicine, but also be staffed with part time English teachers and micro-finance coordinators to improve the community’s economic conditions and provide a pathway out of poverty.
Volunteers across our school are on the verge of coming together to implement one of the most strategic and tangible programs delivered by students in the international community, but we need your help. Attached herein is a proposal to refurbish/staff a community center, implement a full-scale clean water system, conduct public health infrastructure improvements (stoves, concrete floors, latrines, etc.) and cover all travel expenses of the volunteers. We appreciate your consideration and are open to partnering with you in any capacity. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Marianne Lim and Derek Tefft
SU GMB Presidents
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