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Medicine in Humanitarian Aid
- 1. GLOBALISM GIVE BACK SERVANT LEADERSHIP MEDICINE IN HUMANITARIAN AID What’s My Role?
- 2. WHO?
- 3. Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders - 1971 France
- 4. Serves to “bring medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion” Crisis intervention Training of local staff and development of infrastructure MSF https://www.msf.org/
- 5. SAVE THE CHILDREN - 1919 Britain
- 6. Emergency Response Protecting the right to health and education Policy and advocacy The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child SAVE THE CHILDREN https://www.savethechildren.org/ In 2020: Supported 197 million children, including 1.1 million here in America Distributed 21 million meals to children living in poverty in America Helped 12 million children accessed quality education – including more than 5.9 million girls. Helped 3 million mothers and 11.7 million children improved their nutrition Helped 3.1 million children live a life free from violence Responded to 136 emergencies in 77 countries
- 7. MERCY SHIPS - 1978 US
- 8. Mobile floating hospital Africa Mercy Global Mercy Surgical procedures Medical training Sustainable infrastructure MERCY SHIPS https://www.mercyships.org/
- 9. WHAT?
- 10. Conflict Neutrality - value ALL lives Safety - be realistic & prepared Violence based trauma Natural Disasters Triage - alive now -> healthy later CRISIS INTERVENTION
- 11. Long term infrastructure Networks - Empowerment Prevention Sanitation - Nutrition - Safety Humility Listen first - Earn trust Take “no” for an answer PUBLIC HEALTH
- 12. Global co-ordination Research - $ - Leadership Equal access Knowledge - Resources Eradication of transmissible diseases In best interest of all DISEASE FREE FUTURE
- 13. WHEN?
- 14. Short term Long term Long term / Short term YOU? Skilled - Stable - Flexible TIMELINES
- 15. WHERE?
- 16. Passion - Calling Language - Culture Skills - Support Greatest need FIND YOUR OPEN DOOR
- 17. WHY?
- 18. Live in reality Live without fear Live fully BE HONEST
- 19. HOW?
- 20. Research Ask your mentors Plan Apply THE BATTLE IS THE BEGINNING
- 21. Micah 6:8
- 22. THANK YOU
- 23. RESOURCES 15 Largest Humanitarian Organizations (And What They Do) https://tools4dev.org/blog/largest-humanitarian-organizations/ Preparing For International Medical Service https://ospe.smhs.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaskib826/files/2021-08/IntlEM3.pdf How to Serve a Medical Mission - CompHealth Blog https://comphealth.com/resources/how-to-serve-a-medical-mission/ Packing List for Medical Missions https://www.acofp.org/ACOFPIMIS/Acofporg/News_Publications/ Packing_List_for_Medical_Missions.aspx A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR MEDICAL TEAMS RESPONDING TO HEALTH EMERGENCIES IN ARMED CONFLICTS AND OTHER INSECURE ENVIRONMENTS https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/341858/9789240029354-eng.pdf? sequence=1&isAllowed=y Trauma: Primary Survey, ABCDE-Assessments & Take-home points – Emergency Medicine | Lecturio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGlaj22HSE&ab_channel=LecturioMedical