Medical Mission with Singapore Red Cross to Meuloboh/Nias Island
An opportunity of a lifetime that most people missed out, yet reject when presented to them -- the opportunity to go on a medical mission. It all started with a call from Singapore Red Cross society, asking me whether I'm interested to be part of a medical team comprising of 1 doctor and 3 nurses.
I was immediately excited about the opportunity to experience a medical mission deep in a disaster ground, usually known as Ground Zero. I made enquiries on several details on the mission. I was informed that so far only the doctor's participation was confirmed. The vacancy for the positions of the 3 nurses were still empty due to poor response and a very short notice to go the mission. Hmm... if I were the only other person in the team, it's only me and the doctor! Wow, what a challenge!!
I decided that I won't want to miss this out, so I discussed this with my general manager to get approval for my leave. The good news was that my GM didn't object to me going on the 10-day mission. As long as I'm able to hand over my duties and find other colleagues to cover my duties for the 10 days, I'll be able to go on the medical mission with peace in mind and heart.
So with a hopeful spirit, I made pre-preparation arrangements and consulted a general practitioner for vaccination. I could just hope for the best that I can make appropriate arrangements for my work and everything go smoothly.
I was immediately excited about the opportunity to experience a medical mission deep in a disaster ground, usually known as Ground Zero. I made enquiries on several details on the mission. I was informed that so far only the doctor's participation was confirmed. The vacancy for the positions of the 3 nurses were still empty due to poor response and a very short notice to go the mission. Hmm... if I were the only other person in the team, it's only me and the doctor! Wow, what a challenge!!
I decided that I won't want to miss this out, so I discussed this with my general manager to get approval for my leave. The good news was that my GM didn't object to me going on the 10-day mission. As long as I'm able to hand over my duties and find other colleagues to cover my duties for the 10 days, I'll be able to go on the medical mission with peace in mind and heart.
So with a hopeful spirit, I made pre-preparation arrangements and consulted a general practitioner for vaccination. I could just hope for the best that I can make appropriate arrangements for my work and everything go smoothly.
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