3/24/15
Paul Brockmann started off his presentation by introducing himself and how he was over in Sierra Leone from October to December of 2014. He is not a doctor; he just manages medical programs and there are more than 67 countries in 2013. He is a part of an international organization called Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) which is known for Doctors without borders. Paul mentioned how armed conflict, malnutrition, environmental disasters, exclusion from health care and epidemics are things these countries face. These people do not get the proper food, water, shelter, etc. and so many people populations are excluded from health care and we are so unaware of it. He then focused on epidemics and Ebola in West Africa and it was shocking to see the number of cases and deaths since 2001-2002. The stations they have set –up and the protective gear and equipment the teams out there have to wear is crazy and they only get to work one hour at a time per entry and two to three hours shifts because it’s so hot. Three out of four people survived Ebola and people around the world all of sudden freak out but if we get more people in the world to care enough to help out these other countries. He did say however that when you are fortunate there will be vaccinations. On the bright side they are seeing more survivals and Ebola is not the most dangerous one and can be controlled by the type of work MSF is doing. It's very sad to see how some of these families struggle and can't connect with their families the same because they have to stay inside the facilities depending on how much they were at risk. He finally spoke of how most of the countries they work with are affected by war and colonialism. It mainly comes from a lot of complicated history, human anger and greed in people and because there is not enough passion. “Communities organize themselves”. Last but not least don’t take what we have for granted! Overall I loved his slideshow because it was not just filled with a thousand words on each slide and had some really great pics to show and because it’s so serious he definitely did a great job or presenting and left me very much informed than before I listened to him.
Paul Brockmann started off his presentation by introducing himself and how he was over in Sierra Leone from October to December of 2014. He is not a doctor; he just manages medical programs and there are more than 67 countries in 2013. He is a part of an international organization called Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) which is known for Doctors without borders. Paul mentioned how armed conflict, malnutrition, environmental disasters, exclusion from health care and epidemics are things these countries face. These people do not get the proper food, water, shelter, etc. and so many people populations are excluded from health care and we are so unaware of it. He then focused on epidemics and Ebola in West Africa and it was shocking to see the number of cases and deaths since 2001-2002. The stations they have set –up and the protective gear and equipment the teams out there have to wear is crazy and they only get to work one hour at a time per entry and two to three hours shifts because it’s so hot. Three out of four people survived Ebola and people around the world all of sudden freak out but if we get more people in the world to care enough to help out these other countries. He did say however that when you are fortunate there will be vaccinations. On the bright side they are seeing more survivals and Ebola is not the most dangerous one and can be controlled by the type of work MSF is doing. It's very sad to see how some of these families struggle and can't connect with their families the same because they have to stay inside the facilities depending on how much they were at risk. He finally spoke of how most of the countries they work with are affected by war and colonialism. It mainly comes from a lot of complicated history, human anger and greed in people and because there is not enough passion. “Communities organize themselves”. Last but not least don’t take what we have for granted! Overall I loved his slideshow because it was not just filled with a thousand words on each slide and had some really great pics to show and because it’s so serious he definitely did a great job or presenting and left me very much informed than before I listened to him.
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