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After our successful trip to Ghana, RHIT-EWB voted for a new project in the Dominican Republic. Below is a detailed description of all
of the potential projects to be completed over the next few years.
In order to properly prepare for construction over the summer of 2010, this coming May RHIT-EWB will be sending a small team of students to the village in the Dominican Republic to gather
vital information for the project. Things such as local prices and availability of construction materials and skilled laborers, collection of soil and water samples for
testing, and the overall feasibility of the project will be determined. The team of students will return with their findings and share them with the rest of RHIT-EWB, and
design and planning for construction will begin.
The goal of the project is to build a permanent extension to the BRA Mobile Clinic in Batey Cojobal, to supplement the available space of the clinic with a waiting area, two bathrooms, and at
least two rooms for medical consults. The current space of the mobile clinic is too small to accommodate the large number of patients that visit the clinic every day. A
clinic extension will provide each patient with additional privacy during medical visits, sanitary bathrooms to use, and a comfortable waiting area that will provide
shelter from rains and the strong sun. To assist the doctors in monitoring patient progress and history, a software patient database program will also likely be
designed and implemented. A septic system must be installed to support the plumbing of the building, as well as electricity from the municipal grid. Because electricity in
the region is unreliable, a system of electric generators will be installed to power the clinic during power outages. Students of every major and field
from RHIT-EWB will be able to use their own unique talents to assist in this exciting new project.
If you have any questions about these projects or would like more information, feel free to contact the EWB-RHIT president, Adam Kirchner.
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