Open AccessOne Example of a Model Humanitarian Mission
Author(s) -
Welling David R.,
Rich Norman M.,
Elster Eric
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.115
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1432-2323
pISSN - 0364-2313
DOI - 10.1007/s00268-015-3049-x
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , cardiothoracic surgery , value (mathematics) , vascular surgery , medicine , political science , public administration , cardiac surgery , public relations , surgery , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , machine learning
This paper describes a model humanitarian mission to Guyana; it illustrates the value of excellent ongoing care in collaboration with local physicians and surgeons, cooperation with local government and medical officials, and frequent periodic follow‐up missions (always to the same hospital, working with the same staff). This effort has largely avoided the so‐called “Seven Sins of Humanitarian Medicine”.