Global Brigades is an international non-profit that empowers communities to meet their health and economic goals through university volunteers and local teams.

Medical Brigade –
7 Day Sample Schedule

To develop an understanding of community needs and healthcare access, volunteers will be provided with introductions to Global Brigades’ Holistic Model and the medical program. They will then prepare all education material and medication needed for the clinic days. For the majority of the Brigade, volunteers will then work with healthcare professionals during mobile medical clinics, providing assistance to hundreds of community members. At the end of the Brigade, volunteers will have a chance to support medication inventory and ensure all data from the clinic days are inputted into the OpenMRS system.

Medical Internship –
14 Day Overview

Medical Internships provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of community needs and healthcare access. In addition to receiving introductions to Global Brigades’ Holistic Model and the medical program, interns prepare for their time abroad with virtual programming and telehealth clinic days before the in-country portion of the internship. During their two weeks abroad, participants shadow licensed healthcare professionals at mobile medical clinics that assist hundreds of community members.

 

 

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7
7:00am Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
8:00am Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility Free Time Transport to Community Transport to Community Transport to Community Transport to Community Breakfast
9:00am In-Country Orientation & Brigade Preparation Clinic Day Clinic Day Clinic Day Health Fair Day – Either Health Fair, Nutrition, Oral Hygiene, or Recycle Depart for Airport
10:00am
11:00pm
12:00pm Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
1:00pm Children & Adult Charla Materials Preparation Clinic Day Clinic Day Clinic Day Health Fair Day – Either Health Fair, Nutrition, Oral Hygiene, or Recycle
2:00pm
3:00pm Settle In
4:00pm Introduction to Global Brigades Free Time Transport to Lodging Facility Transport to Lodging Facility Transport to Lodging Facility Transport to Lodging Facility
5:00pm Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
6:00pm Free Time
7:00pm Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
8:00pm Holistic Model Overview Medical Program Introduction Medical Meeting Reflection Reflection Final Reflection
Day 1
7:00am
8:00am Airport Pick up and Transport to Lodging Facility
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm Settle In
4:00pm Introduction to Global Brigades
5:00pm
6:00pm Free Time
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Holistic Model Overview
Day 2
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Transport to Community
9:00am In-Country Orientation & Brigade Preparation
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Children & Adult Charla Materials Preparation
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm Free Time
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Medical Program Introduction
Day 3
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Transport to Community
9:00am Clinic Day
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Clinic Day
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm Transport to Lodging Facility
5:00pm Free Time
6:00pm
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Medical Meeting
Day 4
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Transport to Community
9:00am Clinic Day
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Clinic Day
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm Transport to Lodging Facility
5:00pm Free Time
6:00pm
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Reflection
Day 5
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Transport to Community
9:00am Clinic Day
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Clinic Day
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm Transport to Lodging Facility
5:00pm Free Time
6:00pm
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Reflection
Day 6
7:00am Breakfast
8:00am Transport to Community
9:00am Health Fair Day – Either Health Fair, Nutrition, Oral Hygiene, or Recycle
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Health Fair Day – Either Health Fair, Nutrition, Oral Hygiene, or Recycle
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm Transport to Lodging Facility
5:00pm Free Time
6:00pm
7:00pm Dinner
8:00pm Final Reflection
Day 7
7:00am
8:00am Breakfast
9:00am Depart for Airport
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm

How Do I Join a Medical Brigade?

Get in touch with our team to start a Medical Brigades Chapter or join an existing group. Talk with our experienced staff about the impact you can make in under-resourced communities, available scholarship opportunities, and how this opportunity will connect you with other passionate students on your campus.

After filling out the form, we will be in touch to provide you with next steps.


Volunteer Donation Goal

In order to participate in a Medical Brigade, all volunteers must meet a Donation Goal, this is not considered a payment, but support toward our Global Brigades’ Holistic Model. Once a volunteer meets a set Donation Goal, they are eligible to join us on the ground to see their fundraising efforts put into action by participating in a Medical Brigade.

When a volunteer participates in a Medical Brigade, the volunteer’s ground transportation, food, lodging, and emergency insurance are all covered. The funding that the volunteer raised also supports all the necessary costs for program implementation, such as equipment, local doctors, pharmacists, translators, and support staff.

Airfare is not included in the standard Donation Goal. However, Global Brigades’ travel team can work with volunteers to book airfare and incorporate the airfare expense into the volunteer’s Donation Goal.

2022-2023 Honduras 7-day Medical Brigade USD –

2022-2023 Honduras 7-day Medical Brigade CAD –

2022-2023 Honduras 7-day Medical Brigade GBP –

*Chapters with 5-17 volunteers, must be paired with another chapter.

*The donation goals listed above are for volunteers joining an existing Global Medical Brigades (GMB) Chapter on a university campus, with a brigade group size of at least 18 volunteers. Scholarship opportunities are available for volunteers to meet their Donation Goal by starting or referring a new chapter. Once a volunteer meets their Donation Goal, they have up to 1 year to participate in a Medical Brigade.

Sustainable Health Fund

A portion of each Donation Goal supports our Sustainable Health Fund which enables year-round health care in partner communities carried out by our local teams. Specifically, the Fund supports initiatives of the medical program that enable sustainable transitions such as the Community Health Workers, Patient Referrals, Community Pharmacy, and the on-going impact evaluation of the program.

Safety

Volunteer safety will always be our absolute top priority. Global Brigades recently engaged Askari International Security, an industry leader in international risk assessment, to complete a comprehensive risk/safety assessment of all brigade operations. A full explanation of safety precautions and procedures can be found on our “Safety & Insurance” page.

A Quote from Askari International Security

“I was asked to review Global Brigades safety and security procedures for their operations in Central America. I always use a “litmus test” by assessing whether I’d be happy to send my own daughters (late teens early 20’s) on one of their events. The answer was a resounding yes. I hope I was able to help them improve their processes and procedures, but what was already in place was good, but better still was the culture of safety and security. All the staff were concerned with safety and security and keen to improve. Nothing can ever be 100% secure or safe, but with Global Brigades I can genuinely say they care and take things very seriously.”
– Bryan Hemmings, Managing Director, Askari International Security

Safety Highlights in Honduras

  • Global Brigades is an active member of OSAC (the Overseas Security Advisory Committee) and receives up-to-date security and safety briefings from the U.S. State Department;
  • Established relationships with local military and police to provide dedicated security personnel to accompany each group at all times;
  • Full-time local Global Brigades medical personnel on-call at all times;
  • Adherence to the IVPA standards of international volunteering.

Lodging Facilities

Global Brigades does an annual safety review of all lodging facility partners each year. Lodging facilities provide pillows, bedsheets and towels. Facilities have showers, toilets and sinks with running water (no hot water) as well as filtered clean drinking water dispensers onsite. 24-hour security is provided at all facilities. Conditions are most similar to a comfortable summer camp, with dormitory-style sleeping and shared bathrooms.

Medical Brigades are assigned to lodging facilities based on proximity to the partner community they will be working with.

El Censo

The El Censo lodging facility is located in a valley approximately 1 hour and 30 mintues east of Tegucigalpa. Here, brigaders enjoy a beautiful view of a landscape full of green pastures, sugar cane fields, and distant mountains. Global Brigades Honduras has used the El Censo facility since 2013, and it has housed hundreds of brigaders.

Posada Azul

The Posada Azul facility is located in a valley approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes east of Tegucigalpa. Here, brigaders enjoy a beautiful view of a landscape full of green pastures, sugar cane fields, and distant mountains. Global Brigades Honduras has used the Posada Azul facility since 2011, and it has housed hundreds of brigaders.

Villas de Valle

The Villas del Valle lodging facility is located in the mountains approximately 1 hour northwest of Tegucigalpa. Here, brigaders enjoy a cool climate high up in the mountains near the town of Valle de Angeles.

Casa del Sol

The Casa del Sol facility is located approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes south of Tegucigalpa. Here, brigaders enjoy use of the hotel’s spacious seating areas and views of distant mountains.

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