Schweitzer has gained a distinguished place both in medical and social history. His contribution to global health might be strengthened through his philosophical writings, which are focused on ethical principles, as well as through learning and studying accounts of Lambarene hospital, ex. The Norman Cousin’s account, through films. The humanitarian spirit of Schweitzer and various physicians can be used in order to encourage involvement in international health programs (Polednak AP 1989).
And how does Lambarene city seem like today? Today, Lambarene city constitutes an exemplified center of research, medical care and scientific engagement. Innovation and advanced growth characterize the hospital. In Gabon 90 per cent of the population has …show more content…
“He’s loved in Gabon because he lived like us and he lived with us”, the Gabonese President declared in his speech. Amongst the topics discussed in the conference, an interdisciplinary approach to global health which aims to advance training for African healthcare experts. “If we can provide health institutions here with the science, and the tools to develop it, they will change the public health landscape of Africa forever”, said Lachlan Forrow (Pritchard, T. 2013) …show more content…
He supported that the truth has to be articulated in an understandable way using simple words. That is why his writings did not attract a lot of scholars, philosophers, researchers. He has been put under criticism mainly for his paternalism and colonialism, for his dismiss of modern technology and for the lack of hygiene in his hospital. Besides, it is not difficult to stuck on the details and make a bad critic for someone, but we should not fall in the trap of forgetting that these critics may ignore the advances achieved of the one being criticized. He may had an “unconscious racism” but he was amongst the very few people of his era who called the attention to the guilt of Europeans regarding the treatment of African colonized people. We should also underline that due to his medical mission in Gabon, public health issues shifted forward global health issues with highly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach towards health. From focusing on the specific community of Gabon we experience nowadays health issues that go beyond national boundaries, as Schweitzer had dreamed off. Lots of Schweitzer’s ideas would probably be condemned today, but his philosophy for life as a value is not in controversy. In Gabon’s healthcare infrastructure as well as in global health sphere, Schweitzer lives on because he
And how does Lambarene city seem like today? Today, Lambarene city constitutes an exemplified center of research, medical care and scientific engagement. Innovation and advanced growth characterize the hospital. In Gabon 90 per cent of the population has …show more content…
“He’s loved in Gabon because he lived like us and he lived with us”, the Gabonese President declared in his speech. Amongst the topics discussed in the conference, an interdisciplinary approach to global health which aims to advance training for African healthcare experts. “If we can provide health institutions here with the science, and the tools to develop it, they will change the public health landscape of Africa forever”, said Lachlan Forrow (Pritchard, T. 2013) …show more content…
He supported that the truth has to be articulated in an understandable way using simple words. That is why his writings did not attract a lot of scholars, philosophers, researchers. He has been put under criticism mainly for his paternalism and colonialism, for his dismiss of modern technology and for the lack of hygiene in his hospital. Besides, it is not difficult to stuck on the details and make a bad critic for someone, but we should not fall in the trap of forgetting that these critics may ignore the advances achieved of the one being criticized. He may had an “unconscious racism” but he was amongst the very few people of his era who called the attention to the guilt of Europeans regarding the treatment of African colonized people. We should also underline that due to his medical mission in Gabon, public health issues shifted forward global health issues with highly multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach towards health. From focusing on the specific community of Gabon we experience nowadays health issues that go beyond national boundaries, as Schweitzer had dreamed off. Lots of Schweitzer’s ideas would probably be condemned today, but his philosophy for life as a value is not in controversy. In Gabon’s healthcare infrastructure as well as in global health sphere, Schweitzer lives on because he