Kansas City Global Health Symposium: "Disruptive Forces in Global
Health" at Stowers and Cerner; Paul Farmer, MD, PhD to be
featured.
5 Feb 2006
Successful shipments to Ukraine and The Philippines.
Nov 2005
OB/GYN equipment successfully shipped to Afghanistan.
Oct 2005
$1010 raised and donated in T-shirt sales for Katrina NOLA
Hurricane Fund, done in cooperation with student efforts from
Tulane University in New Orleans.
Sept 2005
Worked with Heart to Heart International to raise and send
supplies to Katrina survivors.
Aug 2005
$500 donated to Merlin in U.K. for Cholera Relief Effort in
Tajikistan.
23 Apr 2005
5k Run/Walk held at 10 A.M., Swinney Outdoor Track; $897.00 raised
for H.O.P.E.
Mar 2005
$1020.55 raised for the victims and survivors of the Indian Ocean
tsunami.
Jan 2005
Successful shipments to Grenada, W.I. and Phebe Hospital, Liberia.
16 Sep 2004
Successful first shipment of 150 health kits to the Maison de
Naissance, Haiti.
15 Sep 2004
We resolve to help the victims of Hurricane Ivan in Grenada, West
Indies.
Aug 2004
We commit to consistently raise funds and equipment for the Maison
de Naissance, a birthing home in Haiti.
July 2004
We commit to raise equipment to the recently ransacked Phebe
Hospital in Liberia.
It is the mission of
The Global Medical Relief Program:
To promote
quality health care in under-served communities around the
world by working with local doctors and health care
professionals and by providing medical supplies and equipment.
To provide dental,
hygiene, and basic health care supplies in areas of natural
disaster.
To promote human
rights in developing regions by improving health
infrastructure.
To participate in a
global community of organizations which are similarly
dedicated to providing health care in developing regions.
To organize student
groups at all educational levels in these humanitarian
efforts.
Philosophy:
The individuals who
make up Global Medical Relief Program believe in its ability to
help provide health care to people around the world. GMRP is
committed to the idea that quality healthcare should be available to everyone, and our
initiatives strive to make this a reality. GMRP especially seeks
to touch the lives of the most vulnerable people in any
population and believes in the importance of assisting both
internally and externally displaced refugees.
Additionally, we
believe that medical personnel around the world work tirelessly
for the benefit of their patients. Unfortunately, in the
developing world, many of these dedicated and hardworking
professionals are frustrated in their efforts by a lack of
adequate supplies and equipment. Because of this lack of
supplies and equipment, we believe that the patients these
doctors treat are at a serious disadvantage and can greatly
benefit from the donation of supplies to be used in their care.
GMRP makes these donations according to specific needs and
always seeks to work through local doctors and health care
institutions.
GMRP also believes in
the power of a stable and dependable health infrastructure. A
strong health infrastructure fosters confidence in local health
institutions and empowers doctors and medical professionals.
Through these
principles, GMRP believes that all those who assist in this
undertaking will be making not only an important contribution to
the quality of life of patients around the world, but also will
be literally participating in a lifesaving initiative.
