Maternally Yours!

Volunteer Brazil have just forged an exciting new partnership with a pioneering hospital in Brazil.

The Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP) was founded in 1960 upon the basis of giving free health care to poor mothers and children.

They have come a long , long way in 46 years.
Take a look at just some of the institutes achievements:

• In 1987, the hospital diagnosed the first patient with Aids in Pernambuco...
• The Kangaroo Mother Unit; aka Premature unit has 18 beds and since 1994 has looked after more than 3000 premature babies...
• There is a kidney transplant unit, the only one of its kind in north-east Brazil...
• The cancer unit has 42 beds. 40% of cases are leukemia related, but thankfully 84% of all children treated are subsequently cured...
• The emergency pediatric department attends to 350 cases per day, of which 50 result in hospitalisation...
• The heart surgery unit has 18 beds and currently performs 30 heart surgeries per month - including transplant...

It was the first hospital in Brazil to be designated by UNICEF as a Hosptial Friend to Children.

In 2004, The Brazilian Ministry of Health and Education conferred the status of , Medical School Hospital in both pre-and post graduation medical training.

If you are a medical student, doctor, nurse or other qualified person - professional, and have experience in any of the following areas: You maybe able to help out on a unique project, affording you a unique experience in Brazil - to boot!

• Pediatrics
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Radiology
• Midwifery
• Dentistry
• Gynecology
• HIV Aids
• Social Work Care
• Psychology
• Cancer Treatment
• Physiotherapy
• Laboratory Science Research
• Dermatology
• Neurology
• Ortopedia
• Nutrition
• Speech Therapy
• Oftamology
• Otorrinolaringology

Check out the Project here: Womens and Childrens Health

Thanks for reading, catch you soon......