Comments on: Medics in the Global Arena http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/07/medics-in-the-global-arena/ Dissecting the News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Soudeh http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/07/medics-in-the-global-arena/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Soudeh Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:30:41 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=320#comment-175 AMAZING! :) AMAZING!

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]]> By: Zaid Al http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/07/medics-in-the-global-arena/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Zaid Al Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:52:48 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=320#comment-158 Great read! Great read!

]]> By: Hesham http://www.the-platform.org.uk/2010/02/07/medics-in-the-global-arena/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Hesham Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:17:50 +0000 http://www.the-platform.org.uk/?p=320#comment-151 An excellently written article on a very important issue. It is an issue that has been shrouded in an extra layer of prominence with the Haiti disaster and subsequent aid efforts. We have seen that when emergency relief is needed, it is the likes of Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders who silently go about their work that have a most significant impact on the ground. Backed up by grassroots projects and involvement, they've been working in Haiti since the early 90s, so when the earthquake erupted they were already primed to help. A purely humanitarian organisation, it's worth noting that none of the aid they are giving to Haiti is a loan *cough* IMF *cough*. I did not know about the Student Iraqi Medical Association, but have just looked it up; I am mightily impressed. It certainly manages to soothe my oft irksome response to what I sometimes fear can become a depoliticisation of issues which simply must not become depoliticised. Well done. An excellently written article on a very important issue.

It is an issue that has been shrouded in an extra layer of prominence with the Haiti disaster and subsequent aid efforts. We have seen that when emergency relief is needed, it is the likes of Medecins Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders who silently go about their work that have a most significant impact on the ground. Backed up by grassroots projects and involvement, they’ve been working in Haiti since the early 90s, so when the earthquake erupted they were already primed to help. A purely humanitarian organisation, it’s worth noting that none of the aid they are giving to Haiti is a loan *cough* IMF *cough*.

I did not know about the Student Iraqi Medical Association, but have just looked it up; I am mightily impressed. It certainly manages to soothe my oft irksome response to what I sometimes fear can become a depoliticisation of issues which simply must not become depoliticised.

Well done.

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