How will my phone make an impact?

Every cell phone given to community health workers connects distant patients to a medical clinic. A $10 cell phone will give50 families access to emergency medical care, health information, transport services, and clinic resources.

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When your old phone is received by the recycling center, it is given a value. We’ll use this value to purchase appropriate, usable cell phones for community health workers at the medical clinics. The average donated phone in the US will allow us to purchase 2-3 cell phones for clinics.

Students for Global Health has donation drop boxes set up around the University of Oregon Campus including the EMU as well as the Bookstore. Phones can be dropped off at our general meetings as well. We meet every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in 248 Gerlinger on the University of Oregon Campus. The Campaign will be running through the month of November. To Donate your phone online click on the link below to do so.

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