Your generous donation helps to save and change lives every day.
Your charitable investment will go toward ongoing global relief to care for the underserved and vulnerable people of this community. As a member of this medical mission team, you will elevate the long-term impact of sustainable, capacity-building efforts that improve the health, wellness, and quality of life of those most in need.
Overview
The Need
International Medical Relief continues to aid the Bahamas to help build their local healthcare system. The Bahamas is in a vulnerable environment that is prone to natural disasters, including Hurricane Dorian’s tragic landfall on the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama. Since then, the Bahamas became more vulnerable due to the destruction of local infrastructure and homes. This created a lack of access to clean water, toilets, and other resources that increases the community’s risk for diseases.
IMR works to support the community and rebuild a more sustainable healthcare system. This trip will help improve the wellbeing of the community through treatment and education initiatives. This is both a medical and dental relief trip. Flexibility is a key component of success for this mission! Be prepared for a fluid situation that may require significant changes to the planned itinerary. It is our goal to provide aid in whatever manner is necessary to help the people and the medical and dental communities of the Bahamas. Join our continued efforts to support the Bahamian people following the massive destruction Hurricane Dorian left in its wake.
Our Work
International Medical Relief quickly responded to the Hurricane Dorian disaster to help survivors as medical demands continue to increase in an already-strained system. IMR was able to send out 18 missions through the months of September and October to provide disaster relief in 2019. IMR has since been able to expand our partnership with the Bahamas community to provide medical and dental relief, responding nearly 200 staff and volunteers to serve more than 3,000 patients. We offer community health training, medical treatments, medical supplies and equipment, and clinic operations.
This Mission
With diligent planning and preparation, IMR is dedicated to ensuring that specific goals are met on our missions, each in correlation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3, 6, and 17.
IMR works to elevate vulnerable populations through shoulder-to-shoulder care with our local partners, creating workforce density, and a cadre of future healthcare and public health leaders in association to UNSDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing.
Our medical mission teams also work toward UNSDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation by supporting and strengthening the participation of local communities in improving their water quality, and installing water filtration systems that supply communities with clean drinking water and providing education on hydration and hygiene.
In correlation with UNSDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, our organization works in collaboration and at the request of local hosts where we are under their direct influence and affluence. IMR never goes into a country without a formal invitation where there is a great community need for medical or dental care, and health education.
Lodging/Transportation
You and your fellow team members will be accommodated at a safe and comfortable hotel during the duration of your IMR clinical trip. Transportation will be provided to and from clinic each day.
Highlights
Helping the people in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas continue to recover from the effects of the hurricane is the highlight of this clinical trip. We are honored to have you on the IMR team.
Extend Your Stay
You’re traveling across the world. Why not extend your stay to see some of the sites that make the Bahamas incredible? Contact our partner, Worldwide Navigators, to see the unique experience they’ve curated just for IMR volunteers! You can view their vast selection of extensions worldwide here, or contact them directly for an experience right there in the Bahamas at travel@worldwidenavigators.com!
Itinerary at a Glance
Arrivals
Clinic
Clinic
Departures and Optional Training Day
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Sustainable Impact
Your Journey
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Full Itinerary
This itinerary is subject to change without notice.
You will need to arrange your flight destination to be Leonard M. Thompson International Airport (MHH) in Marsh Harbour. If you need assistance booking flights, please contact Worldwide Navigators, our preferred travel agency, at travel@worldwidenavigators.com. You may also choose to arrange transportation from the airport to your accommodation, which you may purchase from within your portal under Trip Add-Ons.
Arrivals
Today you will fly into the Bahamas to meet the rest of your clinical team! Please plan to arrive at Leonard M. Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour no later than 2:00PM today. Once all team members have arrived, you will attend orientation where your team leader will assign roles for the clinic, present IMR’s clinic protocols, and provide an overview of the communities your team will serve over the next few days.
Meals: Dinner,
Clinic
For the next two days, you and your team will work tirelessly during clinic. Each morning, you will enjoy a delicious breakfast with your team before heading to your clinic site, where you will treat patients.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
Clinic
Your clinic days will be long and hard, but the incredible work that you do will be well worth your efforts! On your last day of clinic, you and the rest of your team will join together in the evening for a final farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner,
Departures and Optional Training Day
Plan your departing flight for late in the day to participate in training local healthcare providers to continue IMR’s long-term, sustainable education efforts. Education is as important as medical and dental care for our patients. Each clinic includes basic health education according to the specialties and skills of the IMR volunteers, as well as the needs of the local people. When communities become empowered to take health and wellness issues into their own hands, they become self-sufficient. IMR provides learning opportunities for the local communities through classes and hands-on learning to sustain their well-being beyond our visit.
Your Journey
Clinic Photos
Extension Photos
Extensions
You’re traveling halfway around the world, why not extend your stay to see some of the sites that make the Bahamas incredible? Contact our partner, Worldwide Navigators, to see the unique experience they’ve curated just for IMR volunteers! You can view their vast selection of extensions worldwide here, or contact them directly for an experience right there in the Bahamas at travel@worldwidenavigators.com!
Minimum Donation
Your generous donation of $1400 will go toward the ongoing global relief to care for the underserved and vulnerable people of this community. As a member of this medical mission team, you will elevate the long-term impact of sustainable, capacity-building efforts that improve the health, wellness, and quality of life of those most in need. A small portion of your donation includes:
- Clinic supplies and medications for patients
- Clinic participation
- Transportation, accommodations, and meals as outlined in the itinerary
Donation Payment Deadlines
$1300 due by December 9, 2024
$1400 due by February 9, 2025
Early Bird Savings Opportunity
To be eligible, the participant must upload ALL your required documents and forms, sign their liability form and make your 50% donation including your $35 application fee by December 9, 2024. This savings opportunity does not apply to disaster relief missions.
Featured Enhancements
**To purchase any of the above Featured Enhancements for your mission, please contact our office at office@imrus.org or call at (970) 635-0110.
Your Donation to IMR for Your Mission Cost Includes:
All group costs from the time you arrive at the team meeting point in country until you separate from the team or when the team arrives at the departure airport, including:
- Transportation
- Lodging (except for Colorado missions, disaster missions, or as otherwise mentioned in the trip itinerary)
- Costs associated with the clinic
- Food
- Tips for services provided to the IMR team
- All logistics, including translation services and security as needed
Additional Costs That You Are Responsible For:
All group costs from the time you arrive at the team meeting point in country until you separate from the team or when the team arrives at the departure airport, including:
- International and Domestic flights to the country.
- Passport fees, visa fees, and transit fees, including baggage or overnight accommodations/meals while in transit
- Required or recommended insurance
- Vaccinations and medications common for travel
- Spending money for souvenirs and personal purchases
- Required or desired mission supplies, personal equipment, or small gifts for the special people you meet
- Any lodging, meals, and transportation outside of the scheduled team mission, payable at the time of service to the local vendor
- COVID-related fees such as testing, vaccinations, and quarantines as required by in-country arrival/departure or USA arrival/departure
- Each team member is responsible for carrying medical supplies for the deployment. All fees associated with transport are the responsibility of the volunteer.
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