The other day I recieved a telephone call from a nurse that I worked closely with when I was with Doctors Without Borders in Darfur, Sudan. I was stunned to hear from her. After Africa we seperated but I know that she married and became an ICU charge nurse and clinical instructor. She helped me in surgery and while innoculating locals. She wondered how I was fairing, and I she. I mentioned that I had a visit from prostate cancer, but I beat it. Incredibly, she said that she had lost a breast to cancer in 2010. We plan on meeting in St. Louis for a dinner with our significant others and a long talk about what we had and hadn't accomplished in the Sudan. I'm sure that we'll also talk about PE Trump. Please support Doctors Without Borders. Regards, Jason Bourne
Glad you reconnected with an old friend. When I feel a need to make a medicine related donation, it will be to St. Jude's or Remote Area Medical. (https://ramusa.org/) I prefer my money be spent at home.
I heard Don say on TV that Obamacare is a "disaster", so maybe that will come up in your conversation. As I'm British I don't know if it is a disaster or not, and would like to hear you and your friends views..
Doctors should be protected like the Geneva Convention protects wartime medics... Name, Shame Countries That Don’t Protect Doctors in War, Expert Tells UN August 17, 2017 - The United Nations should name and shame countries that fail to protect health workers in war zones and audit what steps they take to keep medics safe, an aid expert said on Thursday. See also: Medical Charity MSF Reopens Clinic in Afghanistan July 22, 2017 — Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) reopened a small medical clinic in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Saturday, their first facility there since the American airstrikes that destroyed a hospital in 2015. “The opening of this clinic is the first step toward providing more medical assistance in Kunduz,” Silvia Dallatomasina, head of programs for MSF in Afghanistan, told Reuters. “And for us it’s an important step.” Related: Aid Group Opens Clinic at Afghan Site of Deadly US Airstrike July 22, 2017 - The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders says it has opened an outpatient clinic in northern Afghanistan.
Some things to think about Before You Jump Into Poor Countries... Advice To Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump Into Poor Countries April 4, 2018 - Don't mess with other civilizations.