Global Educational Series:

As of June 2010 Partners for World Health initiated the
Global Health Education Series
 
which offers educational opportunities about medical supply delivery and care provided by local individuals who have traveled throughout the world.

The Global Health Education Series 2011 has taken off with nearly 60 people in January at the new warehouse in Scarborough to hear about the first adventure trip to Cambodia sponsored by Partners for World Health.

 Snow day in February 2011
March 2011 Ian Englend
presented on his week trip to Haiti working with amputees.
April 2011 Peter Shaw, MD presented his medical experience in cardiology while working in Botswanna.

May, June, July and August
are already booked with individuals coming to speak about Hondurus, Peru, Tibet and Tanzania.

All events are on the first Tuesday of the month at 6p
Warehouse 7 Glasgow Road

Partners for World Health finished 2010 with a lecture on Cambodia in early November by Elizabeth McLellan and in December information was presented on Recylcing efforts in general.
Our October 2010 speaker will be Marietta Altieza, RN who will share her experience traveling and working in Haiti in February just after the earthquake and again in September 2010 on a follow up visit.

In June, Joyce Perron, RN presented her life changing experience living and working in a hospital in Ethiopia.

In July, Tina Holt, MD, Courtney Nall, MD, Jeff Grassmann, MD and Cindy Avery, MD gave a great presentation on there experience in Haiti.

In August Sara Nelson, MD and Justin Bennett, MD presented on Emergency medicine in Uganda.
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Improving Health Care in the Developing World
by Improving the Medical Supply Chain

Get Involved: Calendar & Events

Partners for World Health 
NEW LOCATION
7 Glasgow Road
Scarborough, Maine 04074 USA

WAREHOUSE HOURS & LOCATION:

The New Location in Scarborough is open every Saturday from 9-12 noon and several times during the week. We welcome all volunteers to come and help and suggest you call 207 885 1011 prior to coming to make sure we are there. Please see CALENDAR below for updated hours and other events! We will need volunteers to sort, and organize our growing inventory and for pick-up and delivery of medical supplies. 

Point People will be needed to provide coverage and  direction to our volunteers.  Many thanks to our past Point Person Volunteers and we welcome our new Volunteer Staff 
Leslie Cooke,  RN, Vivien Russe, RN,  Kim Mathews, Anne Bohem, RN, Louise White, RN, Sarah Vreeland, RN, Bruce Douglas, Janice Hallet,  RN ,  Jennifer Hickey, Emma Boucher, RN and Emily Gerarda, RN and others for their willingness to be point people so that the warehouse can remain open.  A job description for Point Person is available and orientation is provided.

Please WELCOME New Point Persons!!

Mark Love and Mary Ellen Rollins have just finished orientation to Point Person and we welcome there assistance. August 2011
Emma Glodbas Syracuse University College Student for the Summer 2011


If you are interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities please call 207 885 1011.
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