"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you
who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve" Albert Schweitzer

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Preparing For Disaster Response

"Now is the time to discuss what was learned and to develop guidelines in preparation for future disasters, as well as to support the continued response to the injured in Haiti." The remainder of Lewis Zirkle's timely article can be read here.
In 1994, Dr Zirkle founded SIGN International on the premise that orthopaedic third-world training was not sustainable unless affordable surgical implants to stabilize fractures were developed.  He is passionate about SIGN's mission and vision and can be reached at signcom@sign-post.org.

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