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Title: Project Suyana Peru Humanitarian Aid Trip
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Project Suyana Peru Humanitarian Aid Trip
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Who We Are
- A diverse, student-led, non-profit organization
- Project Suyana aims to assimilate students
from all areas of the undergraduate and graduate
colleges who share a deeply rooted interest in
medicine and global health care. Students will
collaborate throughout the 2007-2008 school year
to attain the appropriate financial and medical
resources that would assist in the projects
success while gaining a first hand experience in
global health.
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Maternal Health in Need
- Infant death rate 53.1 of every 1000 live births
- Maternal death rate 200 of every 100,000 births
- -World Health Organization, Peru
- In the capital, Lima, Peru there are
approximately 12-15 physicians per 10,000
inhabitants. - In Puno, Peru, approximately 4-6 physicians are
available per 10,000 inhabitants. - -Ministry of Health, Puno Peru 2006
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Puno, Peru
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Descriptive Statistics for Healthcare and Birth
Outcomes
- Statistic 1996 DHS
- Average antenatal visits 3.48 (3.63)
- Share of births at home () 54.9
Source The World Bank Economic Review, 2005
19(2)203-223
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Long Term Project Goals
- Construction of Casa de Espera make it an
affiliate branch of the Central Hospital. - Create a long standing Public Health Awareness
program that could be utilized by local public
and social workers in both urban and rural
regions of Puno. - Establish a stronger English curriculum within
local public schools and orphanages.
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Trip Overview
- Set up a week long free health clinic screening
- Connection to land and population
- The sky is the limit!
- Health screening in rural Puno
- Distribution of year-round clinical supply
collection - Rounding with physicians
- Surgery (abdominal, trauma, urology, thoracic)
- Pediatrics (neonatology)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Emergency and Family Medicine
- Also available in the summer
- Public health programs
- English education for grade-school
- students and hospital staff
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Trip Facts and Stats
- Time
- Spring break February 22nd March 2nd
- Summer break June 26th July 24th
- Costs (based on previous trip to Puno)
- 700 airfare
- 10/day room and board
- 5/day food
- Local languages
- Castellano Spanish (proficiency required by trip
time) - Aymara
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Project Suyana, Summer 2007 Uros Islands, Lake
Titicaca
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Capital Folklorica de Peru
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Hospital Regional de Puno
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The People
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The Application
- Travel application October 3rd
- Visit our website to download the application
- www.projectsuyana.org
- Please send your travel application to
- projectsuyana_at_umich.edu
- An informal interview process will take place
after submission of applications.
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Muchas Gracias! Hasta Pronto!
