tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55643210702094025632012-02-16T06:16:00.695-08:00Global Health Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343474439153523356noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564321070209402563.post-21782438340021153822010-02-08T17:17:00.000-08:002010-02-09T18:52:35.835-08:00The Global Health Project team at UT is excited for its second semester! Spring 2010 will be busy, with two major projects and volunteering events planned throughout.<br /><br />A list of our events and projects:<br /><br />*General meetings every other Wednesday at 7pm in Burdine 208<br /><br />--Next Meeting - February 17th<br /><br />* Fundraising for the non-profit organization Mano a Mano (www.manoamano.org). Mano a Mano works in rural Bolivian villages to empower communities and support sustainable health care<br /><br />* July trip (dates to be announced) to Bolivia - stay with Mano a Mano<br /><br />*Members may get involved in planning a symposium on Haiti - scheduled for the week of April 12th. Meetings for the symposium take place every Sunday at 7pm at Cafe Medichi (on the drag).<br /><br />--The objective of the symposium is to give historical and political context to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti<br />--Panels - Aid &amp; Development and Government &amp; Human Rights<br />--Potential speaker from Doctors Without Borders or Partners in Health<br /><br />*Volunteer opportunities with Austin Samaritans<br /><br />*Speakers<br /><br />--First Speaker - Dr. John Doty with the Austin Samaritans<br /><br />*Study Group - Are you interested in exploring international health &amp; humanitarian aid? GHP is starting an optional study group for those who would like to learn more about humanitarian work abroad. We will meet and discuss various topics in this important field.<br /><br />*Future Planning - GHP would like to bring speakers for campus-wide events who can shed light on little-known humanitarian crises across the globe<br /><br />*Leadership Opportunities<br /><br />--Officer elections will take place at the end of April for those interested in leadership positions<br />--Officers have the freedom to collaborate and choose organizational projects for each semester<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5564321070209402563-2178243834002115382?l=texasghp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Global Health Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343474439153523356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564321070209402563.post-73712018876525546142009-11-11T20:09:00.000-08:002010-01-24T16:15:57.636-08:00The Global Health Project at UT would like to thank the following individuals and groups for their gracious contributions:<div><br /></div><div>Mike &amp; Diana Leach</div><div><br /></div><div>Ruth Leach Vandervort </div><div><br /></div><div>Seyed Alavi</div><div><br /></div><div>Nastaran Kherad</div><div><br /></div><div>Aleheh Faridi</div><div><br /></div><div>Noura Alavi &amp; Girl Scout Troop # 4510<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jessica Janota</div><div><br /></div><div>Elijah Mun</div><div><br /></div><div>Alex Domingo</div><div><br /></div><div>Ayham Ghraowi</div><div><br /></div><div>Jason Kyriakides</div><div><br /></div><div>Katie Woods</div><div><br /></div><div>Brandon Denton</div><div><br /></div><div>Elyse Butler</div><div><br /></div><div>Tanya Keilani</div><div><br /></div><div>Priyanka Chary</div><div><br /></div><div>Anthony Melvin</div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew Hui</div><div><br /></div><div>Eric Li</div><div><br /></div><div>Jonathan Cote</div><div><br /></div><div>Dieter Galvan<br /><br />Nader Carun<br /><br />Ilse Lara<br /><br />Ishan Chakrabarti<br /><br />Leah Gilman<br /><br />Richard Fischer<br /><br />Nicole Reis<br /><br />Cynthia Plascencia<br /><br />Pace Davis<br /><br />Lucy Chen<br /><br />Pia Chakrabarti<br /><br />Sarah Whadford<br /><br />Amy Eaves<br /><br />Charles Kuhfeldt<br /><br />Manouchehr Hakimi<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We would also like to thank the many individuals that have donated items to our yard sale fundraisers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all, we are ever so grateful!</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5564321070209402563-7371201887652554614?l=texasghp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Global Health Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343474439153523356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564321070209402563.post-88800160694674486372009-09-17T20:11:00.001-07:002009-09-17T21:09:09.896-07:00The Global Health Project's Fall 2009 goal is to raise funds for the clinic El Centro de Salud Villa Julio 15 in Nicaragua near the city of Chinandega.  The clinic hopes to set up a labor and delivery room for mothers who cannot safely make it all the way into town to give birth.  We would like to make this hope a reality for them.  <div><br /></div><div>Their projected needs include:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">Labor and Delivery Room:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*A doppler to listen to babies’ heart beats during labor and delivery</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*Surgical equipment: tweezers, scalpels - for minor surgeries and for episiotomies</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*A thermal bed with a lamp for newborns<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-USfont-family:&quot;;font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">*general medicines</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Other Needs:</div><div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*Bed Sheets</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*Blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*A microcentrifuge for hematocryts</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*Glucose monitors with the strips </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">*An air conditioner for the lab</span></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Donations:  We greatly appreciate absolutely any contribution that will help us meet the clinic's needs. You can make a secure online donation on this website via credit card through PayPal - just click on the yellow "Donate" button to the left.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you are interested in learning more about our project and organization please email us at texasghp@gmail.com. <br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5564321070209402563-8880016069467448637?l=texasghp.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Global Health Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343474439153523356noreply@blogger.com0