2014 Mission AUPT Trip
DPT Students and Faculty will be volunteering physical therapy services at Center for
Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (www.crp-bangladesh.org) and Hope Foundation for
Women and Children in Bangladesh (http://www.hopeforbangladesh.org) beginning
August 4, 2014. CRP is a rehabilitation facility for patients with spinal cord injury that
was started by a British Physiotherapist, Dr. Valerie Taylor, in the 1970's and has grown
into a full rehabilitation hospital and outpatient units in orthopedics, neurology, women's
health, and pediatrics. Hope Foundation was started by Dr. Iftikher Mahmood (USA)
and is devoted primarily to maternal and fetal health for women living in less than ideal
socioeconomic conditions and includes physical therapy related to prenatal/postpartum,
fistula repair, women's health issues, and pediatric physical therapy care. Professor Lori
Walton from Andrews University Department of Physical Therapy has worked
extensively with both facilities over the last four years and will be leading the volunteer
service trip.
If you would like to join our students and faculty on this mission trip please contact Dr.
Lori Walton http://www.andrews.edu/shp/pt/faculty/walton_lori.html.
If you would like to donate financially to the AUPT mission fund please contact myself or
the faculty representative, Bill Scott
http://www.andrews.edu/shp/pt/faculty/scott_bill.html.
If you would like to donate items to the HOPE Foundation a list of needs follows below.
Needs List for HOPE Foundation Hospital and Clinics
The following needs assessment of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children of Bangladesh’s clinical
services includes common diagnoses, equipment and educational needs.
Common Diagnoses:
1. Common Diagnoses- Pediatrics: Pneumonia, Dehydration, Sepsis, Malnutrition, Parasitic
Infections.
2. Common Diagnoses- Maternal health: Malnutrition, Anemia, Obstetric Fistula, Tumors,
Vaginosis, Postpartum hemorrhage, Uterine Prolapse, Parasitic Infections.
3. Common Diagnoses- Adult-General: High Blood Pressure, Gastritis, Stroke, Trauma, Diabetes,
Cataract, Skin Conditions, Back Pain, Arthritis, Asthma, Parasitic Infections.
The following equipment is needed at HOPE Hospital and Clinics, price included in US Dollar:
Hospital
Department
Operation Theater
Laboratory
Ultra-Sonography
Equipment
OR Light-Main
OR Light- Head
Light
Steel Rack
Steel Almirah
Microscope (Japan)
Centrifuze Machine
Lab Rotator
Vortex Mixer
Incubator (30
Liters)
Hot Air Oven
Micro Pipette (3
sizes)
T.V.S. Probe
Computer
Computer Printer
Cost (USD) Per
Quantity Unit
1
3,845
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
130
640
260
2,000
640
300
200
1
1
1,300
1,300
1
1
1
1
640
3,850
450
40
Educational Needs and Materials at HOPE Foundation Campus: Books, Health Standard Guidelines,
Educational DVDs, Advanced projector. Given the nature of HOPE Hospital and Clinics in providing
quality care to an underserved community, training in ANY medical specialization and field is highly
valuable and well-appreciated by HOPE’s medical staff.