Global Medical Brigade Introductory Video
Global Medical Brigades has provided us great accommodation located at Nuevo Paraiso, Posada Azul, or the Hacienda. They are hostel/dormitory like housing which includes clean water, internet cafe, laundry services, beautiful view, security guards, as well a great in-house chefs who cook us traditional healthy meals everyday.
Episode 5: Global Medical Brigades, The Face of the Patients
Backpod follows Rubena Macanudo and her family through the medical brigade patient process. We also speak with several Medical Brigaders including Hond-Yen Chau, President of University of Washington GMB Chapter. Hear what they have to say about their experiences in Hondruas as we take you through the patient process.
Backpod follows Rubena Macanudo and her family through the medical brigade patient process. We also speak with several Medical Brigaders including Hond-Yen Chau, President of University of Washington GMB Chapter. Hear what they have to say about their experiences in Hondruas as we take you through the patient process.
City on a Hill Press: Students Bring Sustainable Development to Rural Honduras
THURSDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2009
Written by Molly Carter
Global Brigades to travel to Central America for the second time this June
Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led international development organization, is a nonprofit with chapters in many states. Global Brigades is the overarching name for nine types of brigades, each of which addresses different issues that face rural communities in Central America. The UCSC Global Brigades chapter took its first trip to Honduras with the Medical Brigades, but this year has expanded to include Public Health, Water and Microfinance Brigades as well.
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Written by Molly Carter
Global Brigades to travel to Central America for the second time this June
Global Brigades, the world's largest student-led international development organization, is a nonprofit with chapters in many states. Global Brigades is the overarching name for nine types of brigades, each of which addresses different issues that face rural communities in Central America. The UCSC Global Brigades chapter took its first trip to Honduras with the Medical Brigades, but this year has expanded to include Public Health, Water and Microfinance Brigades as well.
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Good Times : Slugs Give Alms
TUESDAY, 14 JULY 2009
Written by Elizabeth Limbach
UCSC medical brigade to Honduras a success
Just days before leaving on his first volunteer trip to Honduras, UC Santa Cruz senior Daniel Truong was “scared to death, but very excited.” As one of two founders of the UCSC branch of Global Medical Brigades (GMB), Truong had spent the better part of his school year recruiting students, fundraising, collecting donated medicines and cutting through red tape in preparation to lead 20 student volunteers to the Latin American country.
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Written by Elizabeth Limbach
UCSC medical brigade to Honduras a success
Just days before leaving on his first volunteer trip to Honduras, UC Santa Cruz senior Daniel Truong was “scared to death, but very excited.” As one of two founders of the UCSC branch of Global Medical Brigades (GMB), Truong had spent the better part of his school year recruiting students, fundraising, collecting donated medicines and cutting through red tape in preparation to lead 20 student volunteers to the Latin American country.
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Good Times Weekly: Slugs Catch the Bug
MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2009
Written by Elizabeth Limbach
UCSC students ready to offer free health-care in Honduras
Daniel Truong meets me over a cup of coffee during UC Santa Cruz's finals week, yet unlike most of his peers, he isn't fretting over studying or upcoming exams. Truong, a third-year neuroscience major, had a biology final in the morning; his physics test is in the day. He says he simply has bigger things to think about.
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Written by Elizabeth Limbach
UCSC students ready to offer free health-care in Honduras
Daniel Truong meets me over a cup of coffee during UC Santa Cruz's finals week, yet unlike most of his peers, he isn't fretting over studying or upcoming exams. Truong, a third-year neuroscience major, had a biology final in the morning; his physics test is in the day. He says he simply has bigger things to think about.
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