June 2018 Medical Ambassadors

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Bringing It Full Circle

by Flory Buki, Manager of Sourcing and Contracting at Swedish Covenant Hospital, PCP Board Member, and PCP Medical Ambassador

From May 19 to May 26, I joined the Paul Carlson Partnership (PCP) team on a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly to Karawa. The purpose of my trip was to hold a three-day seminar with the Karawa Hospital team to discuss issues related to supply chain and hospital logistics management for the hospital, and brainstorm solutions together.

The idea for this training program started in June 2016, when I took a trip to Karawa and Loko to discuss processes and improvement opportunities with the CEUM healthcare leaders. Whereas that trip focused more on learning the administration of Karawa and Loko hospitals, both teams noted that managing their pharmaceuticals and supplies are major challenges, second only to their staffing and salary issues. Given my experience and background in hospital supply chain management, the easiest issue to tackle was the one I could impact the most: making sure that there are supplies and drugs on the shelves at affordable prices. Read more.
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Medical Ambassador Trip Planned for September 2018

A Medical Ambassador team will be traveling to Congo to train nurses in the following courses to improve their standard of care:

Essential Care for Newborns
Follow-up Training on Bleeding After Birth
Head-to-Toe Assessments (Basic Nursing Assessment)

Training programs can range between $4,000-$6,000. Would you consider giving towards the September trip?

Medicines: $1,000-$2,000
Supplies: $1,000
Translating training materials into French & Printing: $750
Transporting Medical Supplies: $300
Follow-up Training: $1,000

For more information, contact us or visit us online.

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We're heading to CHIC July 16-20

CHIC is the only conference that gathers high school students from throughout the Evangelical Covenant Church in one place for five days of worship, transformation, and fun. CHIC acts as a catalyst in students’ lives, helping them see the big picture of God’s kingdom and inspiring them to dive deeper in their faith–together.

Through our Congo Clinic Experience, students will have a hands-on interactive experience of what it's like to be a patient inside a clinic in rural Congo and learn what healthcare challenges face people around the world. ECC Serve Globally missionary and PCP Medical Ambassador, Marta Klein (read her blog here), will be with us, too! If you're interested in setting up the Congo Clinic Experience at your church, you can download the resources here.

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Becoming A Medical Ambassador

Everything (ok, mostly everything) you ever wanted to know about our Medical Ambassador program can be found in our new booklet, Becoming A Medical Ambassador. Download this booklet online here and then contact us if you'd like to talk more!
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