Brigades

Brigades

In May and December of each year, a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, medical students, dental students, and pharmacy students travel to El Progreso, Honduras to provide care to patients. PODEMOS provides service to 700-900 patients each brigade, approximately half of whom are pediatric patients. Conditions we commonly treat include viral illnesses, fungal infections, gastroesophageal reflux disease, urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, musculoskeletal conditions, cellulitis and abscesses. We also provide an anti-parasitic agent  to each patient in our clinic along with vitamins to women of childbearing age and infants. We return reliably to the same communities every 6 months. Thus, we have families return over and over again for care, we have seen children grow up, and most importantly — we have witnessed lasting, positive change in the communities we serve.