Untold Stories About Emergency Medical Evacuations In East Africa - Part 3 - Urgent Calls From Distant Places

Public Health Insight

From getting bogged down in paperwork to saying no to bribes, Dr. Marc-David Munk spills it all on the Public Health Insight Podcast.

In this final episode in the three-part series “Urgent Calls From Distant Places,” Dr. Munk highlights the shift in demographics of illness in Africa, stories involving intense emergency situations racing against the clock, the universal language of care, and when individual patient care conflicts with public health.

Guest

◼️ Dr. Marc-David Munk, MD, MPH, Executive Director of The Carlin Foundation and Author of Urgent Calls From Distant Places

References

◼️Book: Urgent Calls From Distant Places (Out Now)

◼️ Exclusive: More Than 70% of Americans Feel Failed by the Health Care System

Hosts & Producers

◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®

◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®

Production Notes

◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room

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Chapter

1. 3. Untold Stories About Practicing Emergency Medicine In East Africa - Part 3 - Urgent Calls From Distant Places (00:00:00)

2. The Challenges of Providing Emergency Medical Care in Africa (00:02:07)

3. The Intricacies of Air Medical System in Africa (00:02:53)

4. The Shift in Disease Demographics in Africa (00:04:43)

5. Real-life Emergency Medical Cases in Africa (00:07:26)

6. The Intersection of Public Health and Emergency Medicine (00:10:42)

7. Conclusion and Book Promotion (00:17:06)