Doctors Without Borders work in war zones, places where natural disasters have occurred, where populations have displaced or where hunger and epidemics have increased. Specifically, they work in 80 countries worldwide, in Europe, Africa, and in America (particularly in South America). They choose these places because that is where their help is particularly needed, so their action is not biased in any kind of way. The MSF is prompt to answer to any emergency around the world – it takes about 48 hours or less to reach the country in which they are needed (the trip will depend on the distance and the weather), and the medical machineries will get to the country in about 72 hours. Astutely, every MSF is provided with a pre-packed disaster kit, …show more content…
While, according to the Profile Physician Database, the lowest payed medical doctor earns about $142,000 as starting salary, so the dedication of these heroes is above and beyond expectation, the field staff of MSF are all volunteers, the other rest of the staff like nurses, administrative expertise members, etc. earn about $17,000-$18,000 annually, like the doctors, their salary increases based on their years of experience and level of proficiency (MSF USA, “Salary and Benefit”). They work all day, every day in areas around the world where they are needed; they are currently working in 70 countries in the world and there are about 30,000 employees. For this specific reason, help from others around the world is needed and due to the amount of people that need treatment, more medical materials are needed and workers/volunteers to meet their requirements, so that it will make their work easier. In conclusion, I will like to acknowledge Doctors Without Borders for all the work that they are doing around the world, they are the real definition of a hero, in the way they put their self on the line to help
There are many areas of the world where the most basic needs like clean drinking water, proper sanitation and medical care are just not available. When disaster strikes, the people living in these already disadvantaged areas are thrust into situations where death is almost always imminent. Reach Out WorldWide (“ROWW”) was started by a group of 6 men in California. They flew to Haiti and volunteered to help in whatever way they could after a massive earthquake devastated the country on January 12, 2010. While working in Haiti as medical aid volunteers, the group recognized the need for skilled people, supplies and urgency for a faster response when natural disasters strike.
Did you know that every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood? Where does that blood come from? The American Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization. It assists with disaster relief and provides emergency services to those in need. The American Red Cross has been around for aver 100 years and has come a long way in the process.
At BCFS, we provide global health and human services to individuals and areas in need. We have responded to those in need across Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Africa and domestically in the United States. Furthermore, BCFS Health and Human Services’ Emergency Management Division (BCFS EMD) is a branch of our services that specializes in various capacities that includes emergency and/or incident management, disaster response public health and medical emergency response. In addition to those services, BCFS EMD serves as a non-profit partner to federal, state, local governments and private industry efforts.
The median annual salary for an epidemiologist was $65,270 in 2012. The average starting amount for an epidemiologist is around $40,000 while more experienced epidemiologists make over $100,000. The salary for an epidemiologist in Florida is $81,430 which is 24 percent higher than the national median salary. The amount an epidemiologist gets paid varies depending on how much experience that person has in their field and what they specialize in. This means epidemiologists salary will fluctuate throughout their
A surgeon’s income can range to $100,000 to $500,000 a year or more surgeons in training make the lowest income out of everybody
Founded in 1984 by Dr. Robert Simon, International Medical Corps is a global, non-secular, not for profit, humanitarian organization based out of Santa Monica, California. A signatory of the Code of Conduct of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, IMC operates according to the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and operational independence. In accordance with the principle of humanity, IMC has pledged to address human suffering wherever it may be found, to protect the life, health and respect of humans beings; neutrality means that the organization does not take side or take part in political, racial, religious or ideological conflict. The concept of impartiality guides the International Medical Corps to distribute aid on the basis of need alone, prioritizing the most urgent cases with a disregard for nationality, race, gender, religious belief, class or political viewpoint. Their operational independence allows the IMC to work completely independently from the political, economic, military or any other object that donors may have, making the IMC a dunantist organization. The mission of the International Medical Corp “is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide.” IMC operates with the intention of rehabilitating “devastated health care systems [to help] bring them back to self-reliance.”
Universal health care is an on going debate that we still cannot decide whether or not to be for or against. In the article for universal healthcare states that we should use it because it is a constitutional right because citizens are granted life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. the argument against universal healthcare states that it can increase our countries debt. In conclusion if we were to have universal healthcare it could either help our country immensely or not help at all.
Their values are sound and respectable, they are committed to improving access to medical care for those affected by poverty, disease, conflict, natural disasters, and health disparities and they will provide this care with no discrimination. Their principles include affirming access to healthcare as a human right, providing access to medical care, working locally with partners to ensure effectiveness and stability, fighting against discrimination in the healthcare field, and exposing barriers that prevent people from receive quality medical care. Their history is the most important of all the Doctors of the World, originally known as Médecins du Monde or MdM, was founded in Paris, France by fifteen doctors that all believed direct access to medical care was a basic human right and needed to be provided to all the world’s population. Doctors of the World opened its doors in 1980, and first sent doctors to Afghanistan, El Salvador, and Armenia all to improve care for populations that were being affected by crisis and war. Then in 1986, the MdM opened their first medical clinic in France to care for refugees that were refused medical care. In 1987 they then launched the first free, anonymous HIV testing center in part to a harm reduction initiative. By 1989, the first international Doctors of the World branch was founded in Spain starting the International Network. Currently, Doctors of
Thanks to these organizations the world is slowly coming back from its evil ways. These two organizations have helped in numerous ways including providing shelter, food, and even protection to those in need. Without organizations like these this world will slowly crumble back into its evil ways and innocent people will suffer.
I always want a career in the medical field but I never know in which field I should concentrate, after visiting the MSF website I was able to narrow it down. The website was full of information about the organization and I was able to choose a career off the website. My main goal is to work with them so I can make a different in my community or country but also individual around the world that needs help. It’s been more than five years since I choose that career. although I use to think about changing it now I more than focus to achieve my goal. There are many aspects of the profession that interest me such as I can assist in surgery, develop treatment, treat illnesses and conduct physical exam. The entire thing that a normal physician can do, there is no limit in what I can do as a physician. My only limitation is the one I set for
During the first two minutes of the video the the narrator explains why MFS/ Doctors Without Borders goes to these remote places. For how the video is narrated the viewer can assume that whoever is speaking holds somewhat of a manager position with the organization. He expresses how necessary it is for him to go the the front lines and serve the needs of the people there. After the introduction the narrator dives into what Doctors Without Borders is the narrator begins to express what is going on in these third world countries. He talks about how the illnesses and hardships that these people are facing would not even be issues in places like America. In the places that Doctors Without Borders work there is often no clean water. Between the narration and the videos and pictures the viewer can find a true sense of what doctors without borders is
I am personally grateful for the selfless individuals who committed and worked incessantly to keep the idea of helping individuals alive even when it was hard to see the beauty in it all. If it was not for organizations like these ones, I do not know if my mom would be here today. I whole heartedly believe that these organizations are life changers!
The role of the ICRC since its inception has gradually shifted from just being a body tasked with providing relief in times of humanitarian strife to one of a body of immense si...
Individualism is rampant in our world. More and more people are concerned with what they want, when they want it and how they want it. They put blinders on and go about their work, convinced that “looking out for number one” is the only way to succeed and find happiness. If everyone were to adopt this way of thinking and living, the world would become violently competitive, gloomy, and callous. However, if we open our lives and give service to those less fortunate than ourselves, we allow our hearts to receive immeasurable happiness. There are countless members of society, who make service and ultimately self-sacrifice a part of their everyday lives. One of the greatest examples the world has of a self-sacrificing person is Mother Teresa. She said, “In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love… It is not the magnitude of our actions but the amount of love that is put into them that matters.” Doctors Without Borders is a powerful humanitarian organization that was most recently volunteering in Haiti. Part of their mission statement reads, “…We unite direct medical care with a commitment to bearing witness and speaking out against the underlying causes of suffering. Our aid workers and staff protest violations of humanitarian law on behalf of populations who have no voice, and bring the concerns of their patients to public forums…” These are just two mainstream examples of people and organizations that live and work for others, to improve the quality of their lives.
A disaster can be a significant natural disaster or a man-made event that overwhelms the affected region and necessitate both medical care assistance and Federal public health assistance. Health care facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care centers and other medical departments including laboratory and pharmacy are rather severely damaged or overwhelmed by the volume of affected victims during an internal or external disaster. Sometimes, facilities are also affected by other resources and lack utilities like power, water or sewer. In case of massive disasters, the demand for the medical supplies and drugs including trained medical personnel’s increases and the health care organization sometimes fall short to supply all demands. Health care managers and the disaster operational managers’ work together to meet the needs of those affected by disaster and resolve the impact that they impose by being resourceful (Boston University School of Medicine [BUSM], n.d.).