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Here are some of the activities that the VHC Medical Brigade has worked on:

• Annual shipments of 40-foot ocean containers of humanitarian healthcare medicine, equipment, and supplies (2009 included),
• Brigade trained, supervised, and supplied Community Health Workers (6) and clinics in two remote villages,
• Local Water Board capacitation for the supervision of public health, potable water, and sanitation infrastructure initiatives in 9 remote mountain villages – increased from 2 villages last year,
• “Wish List” acquisition and other support for 2 Comayagua community hospitals, Regional Hospital Santa Teresa and Centro Medico San Benito Jose – increased from 1 hospital last year,
• CasAyuda School for disabled and hearing impaired children, through which we provide the only audiology services in the region,
• Comayagua Rehabilitation Center support, the only PT facility in the area,
• Valle Bonito Orphanage – ongoing support,
• Comayagua Lions Club – medicines and supplies support for the 4 medical/dental brigades the Lions hold annually.

VHC Medical Brigade member (D. Tiedge) recently went to San Antonio de la Libertad to take photos of the poster that was painted on the side of there 1st Water Tower. This potable water project in Valle Bonito was completed providing that community of 1800 with clean, drinkable water piped into every home.

Check out the picture: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virginia-Hospital-Center-Medical-Brigade

After months of hard work by so many Brigade members and supporters, our 40 foot container was loaded on Saturday, 9/12 and is on its way to Honduras. It was packed with critical medications, OR equipment, medical supplies, PT and audiology supplies and other items of humanitarian aid needed to serve the poor by sustaining the work of our partners in Comayagua: the Lions Club, the Regional Hospital Santa Teresa, the San Benito Jose Hospital, CasAyuda and the Comayagua Rehabilitation Center. For the Community Health Workers in our 2 Remote Village Project locations, we sent medication, equipment, supplies and furnishings and for our newly constructed Clinic Building (funded jointly by the Peace Corps and the Brigade) in San Antonio de la Libertad we included examination tables and furniture.

A special thanks to all involved for their time, their efforts, and for the many donations they solicited.  Our commitment  continues as we prepare for our Brigade Mission Trip in November of 2010.

Tomorrow is the last work session before the container is loaded this Saturday morning
starting at 8 AM

Over the past weeks and months, we’ve worked hard to sort, pack and label the supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals in our warehouse.

Tomorrow night from 7 to 9 PM we’ll be putting the finishing touches on our cargo including final boxing of items and building and shrink wrapping the pallets.  And then, believe it or not, our 40 foot ocean container will ship out in just 3 days, on Saturday, 9/12.

On Saturday morning starting at 8 AM we’ll begin the process of moving everything to the loading dock and loading it on the container. The entire process should be finished by 11:30 or noon. Donuts, coffee and other beverages will be served.

Please come and help tomorrow and/or Saturday. Family and friends are welcome!

Thanks,
Barry

Only 4 work sessions remain and there’s still plenty to do as we prepare for the loading of our 40 foot ocean container in 11 days. There will be a work session tonight, this Thursday, and next Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 PM.  Then we’ll be loading our container starting at 9 AM on Saturday, 9/12!!

Please come by the warehouse to help pack  the boxes, and build and shrink wrap the pallets.

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