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Diskussion:Ebola-Mission von Homöopathen 2014 (Quelltext anzeigen)
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==LIGA News 2015==
Quelle: https://www.svha.ch/uploaded/files/LIGA_NEWSLETTER_14.pdf
Zitat:
THE LIGA NEWS • April 2015 • www.lmhi.org
LIGA NEWS
Report of the Ebola Mission to Liberia from LMHI
17th of October to 7th of November 2014
Resumee:
After 2 1/2 months of preparation a team of four homeopathic doctors started their mission to relieve the consequences of the Ebola outbreak from February/March 2014 which reached a peak in August 2014; at least in the region where we finally and after careful study and outweighing of all alternatives chose to go, Ganta United Missionary Hospital in Nimba County. On arrival, the last Ebola patient had died prior to our possible help. We were forbidden to treat any EBV infected person and after some discussion anew with representatives of the Liberian Health Authorities, three of us four decided to treat all the other (in- and out-)patients including EBV survivors.The experience was positive and inspiring for all of us.
History of our endeavor:
In August 2014, the LMHI, together with the German Association of Homeopathic Physicians (DZVHÄ), decided to respond to the plead for international support to fight the Ebola epidemic that had already cost the lives of many people in some West African countries. In early August, the president of LMHI, Dr.Renzo Galassi, asked the members of the LMHI for collaboration to work on the issue. International Collaboration and Solidarity with our not so well off brothers and sisters all around the world had been one of his aims. By the end of August, the first team was formed consisting of Dr Richard Hiltner, Dr Medha Durge and myself.
In 2010, the President of Liberia, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson herself had asked for homeopathy to be the third line of medicine for her country and contacted Homeopathy without Borders (HOG, Germany) to establish a formal training in Monrovia at The JFKennedy Hospital. However, this project got stranded in the internal alleys of the Ministry of Health.
In August and September of 2014, the President herself had repeatedly asked for support in the fight against Ebola, especially and expressively to Germany and the USA as nations with resources to share funds and expertise in times of crisis. The months of September and October were filled with preparative telephone conferences, contacts to all possible entities that could help us with the access to the good starting point in Liberia.
In September 2014, five members of a research team in Sierra Leone tragically died in fast succession just before publishing an article in Science on the origin of the virus. The WHO published in their guidelines the need for collaboration with CAM particularly in these cases of diseases that had no successful treatment nor vaccine as yet. The WHO authorized Glaxo Smith Kline to develop a vaccine.
Dr. Ortrud Lindemann Ganta United Missionary Hospital (GUMH) was chosen because of the long lasting relationship with a German based NGO (Non-Government Organization) based in Leipzig ( Freunde Liberia ́s e.V. Friends of Liberia) and the possibility to contact before hand to prepare well for our stay and endeavor. The contact was established with the Medical Director, Dr. Albert Willicore, and the Hospital Administrator, Victor Doolakeh Taryor. The disease had not cost any lives among the health workers of GUMH.
Background of the disease:
The virus was first observed and described in Congo in 1976 on the banks of the River Ebola, an ARN virus that belongs to the family of the Filoviridae. It is patented in the USA and classified as an agent of biosecurity level 4, category A. The recent outbreak started in Guinea Conakry in February 2014, rapidly spread to Liberia; where in Ganta in March the first patient was spotted.
The disease reached a peak in August 2014 in Ganta, Nimba County. Careful and strict hygienic measures were taken. The death rate from the infected of these new viral strains were considered around 70% depending on many factors like general health, nutrition, socioeconomic factors etc.
EVD was classified as an epidemic; however, statistically corresponds to an endemic. ( Dr.X. Uriarte ,17.09.2014) In the many victims, concomitant diseases were Malaria, Aids and others.
Other hemorrhagic fevers are caused by Lassa fever, Enterovirus, Yellow Fever, Aids and Malaria and are sometimes difficult to be differentiated. Lab tests are required to establish the correct diagnosis.
Organization before hand:
Our volunteer group was firmly supported and coordinated by Dr. Altunay Agaoglu with her outstanding profesional, personal skills and attitude.
Dr Curt Kösters and Dr Cornelia Bajic gave all the professional and structural know how and worked day and night on the Project; opening paths to official recognition by the Liberian Authorities assisted by the Consul to Liberia Michael Kölsch. Only the American Branch of Liberian Embassies gave the visas in direct application forms. The Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish embassies were overwhelmed. The Ambassador to Germany, Ethel Davis, helped with official visas and gave necessary advice. The President of Liberia knew of our group.
In regular international telephone conferences, we all got familiar, were updated and developed common strategies. We gained two further members who soon strongly contributed to our project: Christine Wittenburg and Dr. Edouard Broussalian. The latter joined in the last moment and participated in our first group.
Professor Dr. Ashley Ross developed and designed a protocol for documentation and basic research which was presented to the Health Ministry of Liberia and their Ethic Committee prior to our arrival.
We were freely given all the required remedies by Brita Gudjons, Robert Müntz and the Hahnemannian Pharmacy.
LMHI President Renzo Galassi wrote a letter about our aid mission which to all LMHI members and to all the homeopathic community and requested help and support.
Fortunately, we saw that there are too many people who were willing to help
both materially and spirutually, and they made donations.
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We could not materialized this mission without the help of their donations. I, again thank to all this kindness and to all the help on behalf of my team and LMHI.
Teaching for epidemic outbreaks:
The crucial point, however, was to be able to handle the patients with homeopathic remedies. Dr. André Saine from Canada held two excellent Webinars for us with the aim to not lose one patient in the course of the treatment. 110 remedies were determined in five different potencies.
The teaching was comprehensive and intense. Interaction was possible to clarify some doubts and André was to be our 24/7 on-call-background for difficult or overwhelming cases. With his tremendous knowledge in clinical Hahnemannian homeopathy, we all felt enriched and gained security in our prescription skills.
Through him and the German Web page, we had all the necessary back up from publications during centuries of the management of epidemics which should later come handy when on the ground, but difficult to overcome obstacles by skeptics.
Practical aspects of our journey:
Our personal and very important altogether aim was to not cause any burden on our hosts by falling sick. The main dangers being malaria and its prophylaxis, gastrointestinal problems, heat management and hygiene in general. We decided to take Artemisia annua tea three times a day together with potent, but natural insect repellents. We were prepared for a few days if not having enough food by bringing basic food supplies that could serve for the odd days. This included a good vitamin C supply as well as garlic to care for our intestinal health. The Yellow Fever Vaccine had to be given at least 10 days prior to entering the country or if once obtained during our lifetime would proved to be enough as a requirement for the Visa. We were lucky to have colleagues in our team that were all acquainted with basic living standards and the prevention of common diseases in tropical countries. Only two of us had been before in Africa, especially, West Africa.
Team work:
Another classical challenge of an international team of homeopathic physicians is team work in extreme circumstances. We are from three continents and four different “schools” of homeopathy with different approaches to remedy choice and also potency choice and administration. All of us are experienced prescribers; all of us have worked with severe and acutely sick patients in more than basic conditions. All of us had worked in international teams before. The choice of a team leader only made it seemingly easier.
There were some enriching discussions on remedies and approaches. Other difficult to make decisions had to do with the “ How to proceed” manual in the tense moments. The fact that we were two male and two female participants made it easier. The fact of respecting our different experiences in completely different fields ( hospitals, patient numbers, lowest hygienic standards, undernourished patients, consequences of poverty in all different ways,communication standards etc.) as well. We managed to mainly be complementary. The biggest draw back proved to be unnecessary heroism in each of us; the most important help, humor; the desire to help one another out in vision of the outstanding hospitality and group behavior of our incredible hosts. Eating together and sharing the same space made us soon believe we had known one another for a long time.
Cultural adaptation:
In working and living experiences in a completely different environment which includes different races, climate, religion, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, it was extremely important to go well prepared knowing about the
immediate and fundamental history and reality of the people and place you encounter. Liberia is a special place in many ways. It was the openness of our hosts mainly that made it easy for us. We were fully accepted (except for political issues that had nothing to do with us personally) and more so, appreciated by the vast majority of the people, especially in Ganta Hospital.
Within less than a day, the news had spread who had arrived and that implied the many beggars in and out of the hospital ( one of the not so easy parts). Accommodation and food were so well arranged by three women from neighboring villages used to care for the “White,” that is, was difficult to actually “miss that something”. However, it is well worth the while to spend as much time as you can on getting familiar with the country and its habits. I myself found videos, two important and inspiring books and the beforehand contact to Liberians, in particular, most helpful.
Also, for homeopathic prescribing, it is most important to find out what is normal in which place and circumstance. As Jeremy Sherr says after years of experience in Tanzania: In Africa you just have one mind symptom: “I am hungry”.
Homeopathic achievements:
After being forbidden to treat Ebola patients in Liberia, first, by Dr. Kateh, then by Dr. Bawoo, and finally by Dr. Steven Kennedy representing the Liberian Health Authority ((and sponsored by the WHO) already on day six and thus our first day of patient contact, three of our team then proceeded to treat all the patients that were transferred to us by the Medical Director of the Ganta United Missionary Hospital: Dr. Albert Willicore; who, previously to our stay, only had a very unclear vision about homeopathy.
After starting each of us on one of the three wards and in the outpatient department seeing everyday as many patients as we could manage, we soon organized a teaching session on homeopathy which was frequented by more than thirty collaborators who even after three hours could not cease to ask questions as to the theoretical and practical background of homeopathy. From that day on, our OPD was frequented by a rising number
of patients. Many nurses and hospital workers asked for treatment and we tried to manage in the limited amount of time and space. By the end of our stay, there were long queues outside the hospital to consult with us ( and not because we were foreign, they were used to being exposed to staff from all over the place for some periods of time).
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Within no time homeopathy proved to be a most beneficial complement to the day and night surgical efforts of our inspiring and admirable colleagues, two from Liberia and one from Congo.
We were able to treat the most acute and severe states of disease like patients with meningitis, septicemia, pneumonia, skin infections, secondary infections due to diabetes, burns, surgery like amputations, child birth etc. Apart from the many with endemic Malaria, TB, Aids... Many patients had high blood pressure, diabetes, strokes, asthma, chronically festering wounds, chronic heart and kidney failure. One of us worked on the obstetrics and gynecological
ward.
The results were remarkably good in spite of all the odds and nearly all of our patients being on several drugs at a time. Blood pressure turned to normal ( even in a chronic patient); wounds could heal impressively and sometimes only explainable by the use of homeopathy; many a women could deliver vaginally and thus avoid the hazards of surgical interventions; some stroke patients improved unexpectedly; some babies were resuscitated and remedies like Opium, Antimonium tart, Aconitum helped them back to life.
All of us had our
successes and the hospital began to voice that they wanted a proper education in homeopathy to be able to achieve themselves what homeopathy had showed them as possible. All of our cases were documented, some gave us a later e-mail or telephone follow up.
We
treated more then one patient who had survived EVD, but was still suffering from the consequences. Also the many affected by the fear and panic created as a consequence ( Gels, Arg nit, Acon, Stram...)
The experience was most challenging, but rewarding on all the possible levels improving our expertise.
However, I must say I have never seen as many patients die in such a short time, especially, children, babies and women in labour due to scarcity of means and staff.
Personal difficulties:
The main difficulties had to do with a lack of communication before hand and a clear outline of the aims and limits of our common endeavor. Not all of us found the living conditions easy to adapt to. Not all of us understood what it needs to work in a team in all moments. We are just so used to work by ourselves usually....
The fact that we were forbidden to treat Ebola patients was the major draw back, of course. There was no support from the WHO whatsoever ( in fact quite the opposite), The research protocol was not interpreted in our favor at all and created a hostile attitude even prior to our arrival at Ganta Hospital. The fact of trying to produce a nosode was definitely not understood by the local and national authorities.
The persecution by the press that got hold of some information that was meant to be internal was a severe draw back and problem for some of us. Even months afterwards, we were still interviewed, phoned and visited in our private homes (!!!) by representatives of the international press.
The classical skeptics called us mass murders and other not so beautiful names. Experiences already shared by colleagues who had worked on delicate subjects like children infected with Aids and other diseases with “political” interest.
Learning process:
The main thing to be learnt was humbleness and togetherness.
That holds true on an international level in view of the necessity of collaboration between the LIGA and national organizations , doctors and non doctor homeopaths, doctors and pharmacists, volunteers and background workers, doctors and our patients, doctors and our local colleagues, volunteers and our hosts and so on.
Especially in times of crisis we all need one another and as homeopaths we have a simple, beautiful and common ground : the highest purpose being to restore the sick to health! And that by the Law of Similars. That is why we went! And that is what we did.
We all are grateful for the experience and the even months afterwards still flowing flood of communication shows that it was well worth the while even if we could not touch nor treat even one EVD patient.
Ortrud Lindemann
Barcelona, 20.01.2015
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BIOGRAPHY OF Dr. ORTRUD LINDEMANN
55 years old, born and studied medicine mainly in Germany , 36 years dedicated to homeopathy Working in Barcelona, Spain where she cofounded 16 years ago Marenostrum, a multi professional health center for family health, published books and numerous articles on homeopathy,teaching doctors and midwives since 25 years Cofounded Bhaktapur International Homeopathic Clinic and thus helped to establish homeopathy in Nepal on a teaching and treatment level for the first time fully recognized by the Nepali government Responded to the Liga call in august 2014 for the Ebola Relief Action Currently busy with the development of a Casa de Paso for the terminally sick in Spain
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