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7/30/2019 2010 HF Medical Summer Newsletter
1/8
Humanity First
Medical NewsletterVolume 2, Issue 1 Summer 2010 www.humanityfirstmedical.org
HF DR Team in Haiti
Uganda medical
project
Supplies Team
Report
Humanity First
AGM 2009
Humanity First
Medical Disaster
Response Course
Human Disaster
Implications andClimate Change
7/30/2019 2010 HF Medical Summer Newsletter
2/8
Page 1 Volume 2, Issue 1
Welcome Message - Medical Director Humanity First Medical
Wehavedecidedtoreducethenumber
ofeditionsbutforeacheditiontobe
morecomprehensive
Itbecameapparentthatduetothevast
amountofprojectsandactivitiesthat
theHFteamhavebeeninvolvedinthe
lasttwelvemonthsthatitwouldbest
servethepurposeofthenewsletterto
havelesseditionsbutforeachedition
tobemorecomprehensive.
Theimmediatedifferencefromlastyear
isthesizeofthenewsletter,whichhas
increasedsignificantlyfromtheprevi
ousedition.
In
this
current
edition,
readerscangaininsightintothestrides
thathavebeentakenintheUganda
project,readabouttheAGMandalso
ourspecialintereststorywhichison
climatechange.
Withthenewandincreasinglycompre
hensiveformattothenewsletter,itis
ourintentiontoprovideyouwithmore
detailandanalysisofHFeventssuchas
theHFMedicalteamsrecenttripsto
UgandainDecember09&March10
andareviewofHFsresponsetothe
terribleearthquaketragedythathit
Haition
12
January.
Asalways,thenewsletterteamalways
welcomesarticlepiecesfromourread
ersandencouragesanywhohave
thoughtaboutsubmittingarelevant
articletodoso.Ourcontactdetailscan
befoundwithinthenewsletter.
RasheedSarpong &ZakariaBhatti
Editors Message
Iwouldliketoreviewandreflecton
therecentachievementsandstrides
forwardtakenbyHumanityFirstMedi
cal.
TheDisasterResponseCoursecontin
uestogeneratealotofinterestand
qualityparticipation.Forthefirsttime
lastyear,participantscamefrombe
yond
the
UK
borders
with
members
of
HFUSAandCanadaattendingthe
courseinOctober.
Wehaverecentlyrunaverysuccessful
medicalDRoperationinHaitiduring
whichcombinedMedicalResponse
teamsfromtheUK,CanadaandtheUS
treatedovertwentythousandpatients.
OurplansfortheCoursecontinuetobe
ambitiousasweaimtoreplicatethe
courseinourthreestrategicnationsof
USA,Canada
and
Germany.
Of
course,
weshallcontinuetostrivetoimprove
uponthecourseandencourageallwho
havemootedaninterestinthecourse
tocontactuswithaviewtoparticipat
inginfuturecourses.
WerecentlyranournextDRCourseon
June18thincollaborationwithourIn
ternationalSearchandRescue(ISAR)
colleaguesinLeicester
OurworkinUgandacontinuestogain
momentumandweseeagenuineop
portunitytoachievelonglastingand
comprehensiveimprovementstohealth
careprovisionstomanypeopleof
Uganda.Togetagreaterunderstanding
ofHFslongtermaimsandobjectives,I
wouldurgeeveryreadertodownload
theEmergency
Medical
Services
Update
ReportandthePreliminaryAssessment
ReportforUgandabothpublishedin
2009.
TheAGM,whichtookplaceinNovem
berwasanotheropportunitytoreview
achievementsanddevelopmentswithin
thelast12monthsHFMDandalsothere
werenumerousinsightfuldiscussions
whichwillhopefullyleadtomoreave
nuesforHFtoprovidemedicalhelpand
assistanceas
well
as
strengthen
ties
withUKhospitals,pharmaciesand
otherorganisations.
OtherexcitingdevelopmentswithHF
medicalhavebeentheinceptionofthe
HFblogandcurrentlyaHFMedical
specificwebsiteisinproduction.
RecenteventsinHaitireallydobring
hometheimportanceofHFincreasing
itspoolofvolunteersandstaffasanatu
raldisasterrarelygivesoneawarning.I
wouldliketotakethisopportunityto
againthankallthosewhohavebeen
involvedinHumanityFirstoverthelast
twelvemonthsandencouragethose
whoaremullingovertheideaofjoining
HumanityFirst,inwhatevercapacity,to
taketheplungein2010andhelpusim
proveand
advance
on
what
was
achievedin2009asthereissomuch
moretobedoneandsomanymorepeo
plethatdesperatelyneedourhelp.
Isincerelywishyoualltheverybest and
lookforwardtoworkingwithyouinthe
comingmonthsthroughHumanityFirst.
Mr.ShahnawazRasheed
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Page 3HF Medica l Newslet t er
inSeptemberwithateamconsistingof
MarkBryers,KalpeshDiyar,DominicMor
gan,AsifHamidandShahnawazRasheedto
concentrateonfurtheringtraininginresus
citationandtraumamanagementandcoor
dinatea
medical
development
conference
inMbalebringingthoseconcernedtogether
andtryandimprovethingscollectively.
TheneedsarereallyenormousinUganda
thereisahugeroomforimprovementall
round.Weareintendingtorunthisproject
forthelongtermsoifyouareinterestedin
spendingtwoweekstotrainlocalclinicians,
itwouldbemostwelcomeandwouldmake
ahugedifferencetopeopleinseriousneed.
Mr.
Shahnawaz
Rasheed
Formoreinformationpleasecontact:
HammadKhan [email protected]
DominicMorgan [email protected]
ShahnawazRasheed [email protected]
stetricsandGynaecologyaswellasto
3rdand4thyearmedicalstudents.
FromherewetravelledtoEastern
Regionwhereweheldmeetingswith
theTownClerk(Mayor),CouncilChair
men,local
MPs
and
Regional
Directors
ofHealthintheDistrictsofMbale,
SironkoandBudakaaswellastheMu
nicipalityofMbale(thesecondlargest
towninUganda)andDirectorof
MbaleRegionalReferralHospital
wherewehadjointMOUssignedto
continuewiththeprojectcollabora
tively.Weheldtrainingsessionsfor
clinicians(doctors,clinicalofficers,
nursesandmidwives)inallthesedis
trictsconcentratingonneonatalresus
citation,generalpaediatricsandthe
diagnosisandmanagementofhyper
tensionanddiabetes. Sofar,Human
ityFirsthastrainedover800clinicians
responsibleforover2millionUgan
dans.
Thefeedbackfromthosetrainedand
theauthoritieshasbeenexcellentand
wearehopingtocontinuetheproject
DrsHammadKhan,AzizHafiz,Mahmood
KhanandShahnawazRasheedcontinued
withtheUgandamedicalprojectfrom
March18thApril2nd.
Theaimsoftheoverallprojectaretoworkon
strategicimprovements,infrastructurede
velopment,knowledgetransferandresource
deploymentintheareasofEmergencyCare,
MaternalHealth,NeonatalHealth,Chronic
DiseasesandDisasterResponse.
Duringthisvisit,meetingswereheldwiththe
UgandanGovernmentMinistersOfPrimary
Health,DisasterResponseandLandtodis
cussourproject.Wealsometwithofficialsat
MulagoHospitalattachedtoMakerreUniver
sity
in
Kampala,
including
the
Director
of
the
HospitalandHeadsoftheDepartmentsof
AccidentandEmergency,Surgery,Maternity
andNeonatalMedicineandhavehadMemo
randaofUnderstanding(MOUs)signedwith
theHospitalandtheseDepartmentsto
workontheprojectcollaboratively.Also
whileinMulago,weheldtrainingsessionsfor
doctorsworkingintheDepartmentsofNeo
natology,AccidentandEmergencyandOb
Humanity First Medical visit to Uganda March 2010
HF DR Team in Haiti, JanuaryFebruary 2010
HumanityFirstUKmobilisedanineman
teamofdoctorsandparamedicsfromthe
UKonFriday22ndJanuary.
TheTeam
Consistedof
6doctors
and3para
medicsin
cluding2
paramedics
fromtheUKInternationalSearchandRescue
(UKISAR). TheUKteamllandedinPunta
CanainDominicanRepublic,spentthenight
atBavaroandmadetheirwaytoSantoDo
mingotomeetupwitha12manteamarriv
ingfromHumanityFirstUSAandCan
ada. Together,the2teams ofdoctors,para
medicsandlogisticsmadetheirwaytoPort
auPrince,Haitiandtakeoverfromthe14
man
team
that
was
operating
a
medical
campinthecity.Thearrivingteamsidenti
fiedagreatermedicalneedoutsidePortau
Prince,hencetheymobilisedand
startednewoperationsintheCarre
fourareawestofPortAuPrince. Car
refourwasclosertotheepicentreof
thequakewheremanythousandsof
peoplewerestillwithoutanymedical
care. TheHFteamhadsetupcamp
alongsidetheUNcamptoprovide
medicalsupport. Theteam treated
over28,000peoplemanyofwhom
werestillcarryinginjuriesfromthe
Earthquake. TheHFteamworked
closelywithUNwhoprovidedthe
securitycoverfortheHFmedical
teams.
TheHumanityFirstteam,allofwhom
arevolunteers,providedfreemedical
caretoallpatientsaswellascoordi
nating
with
other
local
and
interna
tionalagenciestoprovidemedical
assistance.TheUKteamtookatotal
of1.5tonnesofessentialmedicalsupplies
aswellasfoodandwaterfortheteam.The
UKteamspentatotalof2weeksonthe
groundandarrivedbackintheUKonthe
4thofFebruary.
IntotaltheHFinternationalwasableto
mobilise 45cliniciansfromUK,USAand
Canada. TheHFTeam,allofwhomwere
volunteerstreatedastaggering700plus
patientsaday;theirprofessionalism,team
workinganddedicationtopatientcare
neverdampenedbytheharshconditionsin
whichtheyfoundthemselves.
AmirMalik
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Theteamhas
committed
to
producingan
assessmentreportand
workingtowards
improvedemergency
medicalcareinUganda
aspartofthenewfive
yearHumanity
First
UgandanHealthcare
StrategicSupport
Plan.
HumanityFirst(HF),avolun
tary,nonpolitical,non
religiousandindependentUK
basedinternational
charity,
hasundertakenanassess
mentofneedsacrossspeci
fiedareasofthecurrent
healthcareprovisionsystem
atnational,districtandrural
levelsinUgandaandengaged
inaspecificprogrammeto
improvehealthservices
acrossfivespecificclinical
areas:EmergencyCare,Ma
ternalHealth,Neonatal
Health,ChronicDiseasesand
DisasterResponse.
TheHFEmergencyMedical
ServicesMedicalTeamcon
sistedofMarkBryersand
KalpeshDiyar.Formalassess
mentvisitsweremadetothe
Emergency(Casualty)Depart
mentatMulagoHospital,the
CasualtyDepartment
at
Mbale
ReferralHospital,TheAhmadi
yyaHospital,Mbaleandvari
ousHealthCentres(HCs)III
andIVintheMbaleMunicipal
ityandDistrictaswellasinthe
DistrictsofSironkoandBu
daka,EasternRegion,Uganda.
Inadditiontothesevisits,the
policeforceresponsetomedi
calincidentswasassessed.
TheEMS
team
recognise
and
supportfullythegreatpro
gressbytheUgandanGovern
mentthroughtheMinistryof
Healthandhealthworkersin
the
delivery
of
healthcare
to
theUgandanpeople.Itisclear
thatthereisarecognitionof
theneedforimprovementat
alllevelstodeliverhighstan
dardhealthcaretothepeople
ofUganda.HFwishestowork
tosupporttheseimprove
mentsandtohelptheUgan
danGovernmenttobuildonits
successesinthedeliveryof
healthcareon
a
local,
regional
andnationallevel.HFrecog
nisesparticularlythegovern
mentalstrategyofstructuring
theprovisionofhealthcareina
systematicmannerofagraded
systemofhealthcentresfrom
levelsIIV,regionalhospitals
andnationalreferralhospitals.
Wealsoacknowledgetheon
goingworktoestablish,up
gradeand
equip
the
clinical
facilitiesacrossUganda.HF
wouldalsoliketohighlightthe
dedicationandprofessionalism
ofthemanyhealthworkerswe
havehadthepleasureofmeet
ingduringthisassessment
process.
Duringthehealthcareassess
mentprocess,auniformas
sessmentcriteriahasbeen
appliedtoallareasbeingas
sessedandHFisgratefulfor
theassistanceandopennessof
theUgandanpeopleforper
mittingaccesstosites,current
healthcaredataandaccessto
bothstaffandpatients.During
thisassessment,assistance
wasreceivedfromtheUgan
dangovernment,healthcare
providers
and
the
Ugandan
people.HFhascommitted
itselftothelongtermsupport
toUgandaandthisassess
mentprocessistoidentifythe
scope
of
assistance
required
andtheopportunitiesaf
fordedtoHFtosupportthe
currentUgandanhealthcare
system.
Theteamhascommittedto
producinganassessment
reportandworkingtowards
improvedemergencymedical
careinUgandaaspartofthe
newfiveyearHumanityFirst
UgandanHealthcare
Strategic
SupportPlan.Inordertopro
videthemaximumsupportto
theUgandanhealthcaresys
tem,theHFEMSTeamhave
strivedtobeopenandhonest
duringtheassessmentproc
esstobuildtherightplatform
forchange.
DuringthevisittoUganda,
specifictraininginBasicLife
Support(BLS)and intermedi
ateLifeSupport(ILS)was
givencliniciansandclinical
supportworkersinMbale
(MunicipalityandDistrict),
BudakaandSironkoresponsi
bleforapopulationofover
onemillionpeople.Inaddi
tion,advisorymeetingswere
heldwithpoliticaladmedical
administrators
regarding
emergencymedicalcarepro
vision
HFrecognisesthefunding
challengesthatexistwithin
Ugandaandthispreliminary
reportsetsoutaspirational
goalswhichweacceptmaybe
difficulttoachievewithcur
rentfundinglevelsandwithin
thepresentworldfinancial
climate.
Uganda medical project December 2009
- Mark Bryers & Kalpesh Diyar
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Itisalsorecognisedthatthe
UgandanMinistryofHealth
havelaidoutacomprehen
sivestrategic
plan
consistent
withtheMDGswhichare
alsoconstrainedbyfunding
limitations.TheHFplanaims
toformulatecreativesolu
tionstoproviderealprogress
withstrategicorganisational
planninganddissemination
ofknowledge.HFcallson
specialistexpertsfrommany
countrieshealthservicesto
developstrategicthinking
withaviewtoimproving
Ugandanhealthprovision.
Thisreportdescribesthe
administrativeandtraining
elementsoftheworkunder
takenduringtherecentvisit
toUganda.
Anyprogrammetoenhance
theUgandanhealthservice
willrequire
a
concerted
and
committedeffortonthepart
ofallpartiesinvolved.The
challengethatfacesusallis
howdo
deliver
the
changes
thatwillsupportthecurrent
internaldrivebytheUgan
danHealthMinistrytoraise
standardsacrossthehealth
sector.Todeliverexcellence
inhealthcaretothewhole
countryisasubstantialtask
andwillrequiretheopportu
nitytoseethesenew
changesandenhancesystem
inpracticeandworkingin
oneareafirst.Theimplemen
tationoftheproposed
changescontainedwithin
thisreport,includingthe
adoptioncurrentUKguide
lines(basedoninternational
standards)intohealthcen
tresandfurtherenhance
mentsintohospitalcasualty
departments
within
one
se
lectregioncan
demonstrate
thesystem
working.This
reportpro
poseschanges
inthetown,
regionanddis
trictsofMbale,
Sironkoand
Budaka.
MarkBryers
KalpeshDiyar
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HumanityFirstMedicalheld
itsfirstannualgeneralmeet
ingattheGlenisterbuilding,
ImperialCollegeinCharing
CrossHospitalCampuson
theafternoon
of
Saturday,
7thofNovember2009.40
peoplewereinattendance.
Ithasbeenasupremelyac
tiveyearforHumanityFirst
medicalUKaswehavenow
offeredourmedicalservices
inUganda.Inaddition,the
firsttwodisasterresponse
courseswereorganisedin
2009.
We
continue
to
remain
ongreenalert(standby)for
anyemergencieswhichmay
occur.
Theparticipantsactivelycon
tributedtothediscussions.Our
futurevisitstoUgandawillcon
tinuein2010.Theimportanceof
provisionofmedicinesinaman
nerthatwoulddirectlybenefit
theneedy
in
Uganda
was
dis
cussed.Severalusefulsugges
tionsweremadeduringthetalks.
Wealsodiscussedourplansto
holdoneofthedisasterresponse
coursesataninternationalsite
(outofUK)in2010.
Wearepleasedtowelcomenew
comersassomeparticipantsof
theAGMexpressedawishto
volunteer
and
join
the
Humanity
First.
WewisheverysuccessforHu
manityFirstMedicalin2010,and
aswecontinuetogrowwehope
tolearnfromourexperiences
andevolveinamoreeffective
unitwithtime.Asalways,we
remainverygratefulforevery
onessupportandsharing
theirthoughts
with
us.
Althoughthereisnoformal
iseddateatthisstage,we
expecttoholdoursecond
annual
general
meet
ing
around
Novem
ber
2010.
NadeemAhmadAfzal
Humanity First AGM 2009
Ihaveattended
manycoursesbutthis
wasreallyfantastic,
arguablythebest
course
I
have
ever
beenon
CourseAttendee
Itisouraim,forHumanity
First
to
become
the
world
leaderindisasterresponse
medicine.Thepurposeofthis
courseistotrainmedicaland
logisticalsupportstaffindis
asterresponsemedicalprac
ticeconsistentwithbestinter
nationalstandardsandhu
manitarianprinciplestojoinas
membersofanHFMedical
ResponseTeamfollowingan
internationaldisaster.
HumanityFirstFacultymem
bersarehighlytrainedand
experiencedmedics,para
medicsandnonmedicswho
aimtoimparttheirknowledge
inthishighlyintensiveand
interactiveCoursetoatten
dees.HumanityFirstheldits
secondMedicalDisasterRe
sponseCourseincollabora
tionwith
the
International
SearchandRescue(ISAR)
Humanity First Medical Disaster Response Course
October 2009TeaminLeicesterfromOcto
ber
9
11
th
2009.
There
were
12
facultymembersand20atten
deesincluding2representa
tivesfromHFUSAand2from
HFCanada.Thecourseteaches
thehighestpossiblelevelof
evidencedbasedpracticein
theareasofdisasterclassifica
tion,assessment,deployment
strategy,safetyandrisk,triage
ofmultiplecasualties,public
health,camp
management,
medicalresponseteamprepa
ration,medicalmanagement,
paediatrics,surgicalandortho
paedicmanagement.Aswell
asformalteachingtheseareas,
emphasisisplacedondealing
withpatientswithprofession
alism,courtesyandkindness
andworkinginclosecollabora
tionwithlocalcommunities,
nationalcoordinating
authori
tiesandinternationalbodies.
Thecourseincorporatestaught
lectures
with
disaster
response
exercisesinwhichactorsplay
ingcasualtieswithrelevant
injuriesareused,asaremem
bersoftheISARteamtomake
scenariosasrealaspossible.In
addition,trainingisgivenin
publicrelationsandbriefings
tootheragenciesandtheme
dia.Thefirstdaywasheldin
theHiltonHotel,
thesecond
day
at
SouthernFireSta
tionandthethird
dayinacampsitein
MeltonMowbray.
Itisplannedtorun
thisCourseinthe
US,Canadaand
Indonesianextyear
andagaininthe
UK.
NadeemAhmadAfzal
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Human Disaster Implications and Climate ChangeTheissuesurroundingtheveracityofclimatechangeisahotlydebatedtopicwithstrongopinionsandarguments
onbothsidesofthedebate.
However,ifonetakesthevantagepointthatclimatechangeisandwillcontinuetohaveamarkedlyadverseeffect
ontheearthsweatherpatterns,whatimplicationswouldthishaveontherelatedissueofweatherinducedhu
manitariandisasters?
AccordingtotheOfficefortheCoordinationofHumanitarianAffairs(OCHA),thereisexpectedtobeanincreasein
theintensity,frequency,durationandextentofweatherrelatedhazardsinthefuture.Moreover,theUNInterna
tionalStrategyforDisasterReduction(ISDR)hasstatedthatby2100:
Theglobalaveragesurfacewarming(surfaceairtemperaturechange),willincreaseby1.1 6.4degreesCelsius;
Thesealevelwillrisebetween18and59cm;and
Itisverylikelythathotextremes,heatwavesandheavyprecipitationwillbecomemorefrequent.
Ofgreatconcernisthatthelocationoftheseweatherextremesarenotexpectedtochangetheirlocationfrom
theareasintheworldwheretheycurrentlyoccurmostoften.TheseareasincludeAfrica,particularlySahel,Horn
ofAfricaandCentralAfrica;CentralandSouthAsia(particularlyIran,Afghanistan,Pakistan,IndiaandtheCaspian
region;and
Southeast
Asia
(in
particular,
Indonesia,
Myanmar,
Laos
and
Cambodia).
Itisimportanttonotethatmanyofthecountrieslistedaboveareconsideredhotspotsformorethanoneofthe
extremeweathertypesandthusanincreaseintheoccurrenceandintensityofanyofthesehazardswouldhave
profoundeffectsontheinfrastructure,economy,andhumancost.
AccordingtoOCHA,thereisathreeprongedapproachtodealwiththispertinentissue.OCHAstatesthatthere
mustfirstlybeaunifiedglobalefforttoeffectareductionintheseaforementionedrisks.Itissaidthatwhatisre
quiredisaunifiedcommitmenttoreducinggreenhousegases,educatepeopletohelpadapttochangingweather
systemsaswellasinvestmentinriskreduction.
Althoughthereisarecognitionthatallcountrieshavearesponsibilitytoreducetheriskofweatherinduceddisas
ters,itissaidthatpoorerandhotspotcountriesneedmoresupportandinvestmentindisasterresponsereduc
tion.Thisisinterlinkedwiththeneedformorecomprehensiveandcoordinatedtransferofknowledgeinthis
sphere.
AftertheTsunamiofDecember2004,manyadvocatedthatamorecomprehensive,coordinatedearlywarning
systemcouldhavehelpedsaveasignificantnumberoflives.Moreover,OCHAhavestatedthatitisnecessaryfor
futuredisasterreductionthatawidespreadandimprovedclimatemonitoringtechnologyisinplacegloballyin
ordertoimproveforecastreliability.
Itisarguedbysomequartersthataneffectivedisasterresponseinthefuturecannotberealised thisargument
andthatthemerefactthatthereisanincreaseinextremeweatherconditionsmakesclimatechangeofimpor
tanceinthefieldofdisasterresponseregardlessofanyscientificargumentsoverhumaninducedclimatechange.
RasheedSarpong
Contactusbyvisiting
www.humanityfirstmedical.org
Youcandonate,volunteer,andapplytoattendthedisasterresponsecourseorsimplyregisteryourinterestonthe
website
YouwillbewelcomeandareinvitedtoattendournextAGM
atPostgraduate
centre,
Charing
Cross
Hospital,
London
in
November2010
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Page 7HF Medica l Newslet t er
Therehavebeenanumber
ofexcitingdevelopmentsin
thelastfewmonthsinthe
suppliesdepartment.
Havingbeenbusyarranging
deliveryof3tonnesofmedi
calaidlastyear,thesupplies
teamhasjustrearrangedthe
storagefacilitiesintheHu
manityFirstwarehouseand
hadsomebrandnewshelv
ingputintothemainware
houseinordertoalloweasier
andmore
ordered
storage
of
medicalequipment.
Inadditionthedepartment
willnotbeacceptingany
moremedicinedonationsfor
thetimebeing,butinstead
willbeconcentratingonall
othermedicalandnon
medicalitems.Thedepart
mentwillbedoingitsbestto
providesuppliesforthe
Ugandantrips
this
year
and
ofcoursethedisasterre
sponsecourse.
Currentlyweareintheproc
ess
of
revising
the
medical
andnonmedicalemergency
expeditionsupplieslist,
whichallowsustolookat
themorecuttingedgetech
nologiesavailableandwel
comeallviews.
Thesuppliesdepartmentaim
tousethebestevidence
basedmedicalandnon
medicalequipmentinorder
toallow
the
disaster
re
sponseteamtotreatas
manypatientsaspossible
withthegreatestcareas
quicklyandefficientlyas
possible.
Theaim,aswithallofHu
manityFirstswork,isto
maintainthehigheststan
dardsconsistentwithbest
currentpracticeandtokeep
withintheguidelinesofthe
Sphereproject.
Wearestillreliantonthe
goodwillofourmedicalcol
leaguestohelpoutand
wouldnowliketoalsothank
thenewernonmedicalvol
unteerswhohaveworked
withusmorerecentlyaswell
asourmedicalvolunteers.
Wewouldalsoliketothank
Mr.BashirSharifforhishelp
withthewarehouse.
SuppliesTeam
DrFaisalAhmed
DrAsif Hamid
DrNoorAhmad
WeneedyourhelpYoucanvolunteerby
emailing
or
usingthecontactform
onthewebsite
HF Medical Supplies Team Report
22 Deer Park Road, South Wimbledon
London SW19 3AH
Tel: +44 (0)20 8417 0082 Fax: +44 (0)20 8417 0110
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]