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  • 7/30/2019 2010 HF Medical Summer Newsletter

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    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

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    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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    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

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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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

    [email protected]

    KalpeshDiyar

    [email protected]

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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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    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

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