Saving Lives: Israel Hosts Mass Casualty Training For International Health Care Professionals
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Dr. Zhomart Orman, a Kazakhstani physician at the Medical Center Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration in Astana, always dreamed of visiting Israel, particularly on a learning program. This week, Orman is fulfilling his wish by taking part in a course on Mass Casualty Situations (MCS) co-sponsored by the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa and MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development and Cooperation.
“I dreamed about coming to Israel for a long time. The medicine in Israel is among the best in the world,” Orman tells NoCamels. “I dreamed about seeing the facilities in Israel, seeing how they manage health care service delivery. As far as I know, a lot of injuries and trauma are happening in Israel because of the political situation, conflict and war. The hospitals are well developed, well equipped and the quality and safety of the patients are on the top.”
Dr. Zhomart Orman from Khazakstan is participating in Rambam’s mass casualty training program. Photo by Yaeli Marom
Orman is one of 25 health care practitioners from across the world taking part in the two-week course.
Gila Hyams, Director of the Center for Trauma Training at Rambam, says more than 100 medical personnel applied to take part in the course. The chosen participants hail from Armenia, Belarus, Botswana, Colombia, Ethiopia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Macedonia, Malawi, Nepal, Myanmar, Paraguay, Philippines, Serbia, Thailand, and Ukraine.
“Because of Israel’s reality, we have learned how to develop a system of tools, procedures, training, and treatment. We are not teaching medicine. We are sharing our experience, our logistics, and our procedures with this personnel from around the world,” says Hyams.
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