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Dr. Zaher Sahloul was on duty at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn on Feb. 6 when he learned a massive earthquake had struck southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria.
Established in 2017 and headquartered in Chicago Ridge, MedGlobal's mission is to eliminate health disparities worldwide. To that end, MedGlobal volunteers -- including physicians, nurses, therapists and other health care professionals -- provide humanitarian and health care support to people who've experienced natural disasters and epidemics, as well as those affected by conflict or war, industrial accidents and other man-made emergencies in regions where authority has broken down.
This isn't the first time the Burr Ridge resident and his colleagues have provided health care following an international crisis. MedGlobal teams have been in Ukraine for almost a year, Sahloul said. Emergency response teams have been in Syria since a civil war began there 12 years ago. They're also in war-torn Yemen and Bangladesh.
The struggles the injured in Turkey and Syria face are ongoing, Sahloul said. Those who've had surgery are at risk for infection because wound care in the wake of such disasters is often lacking. Survivors also face exposure to nature and freezing temperatures, which can lead to hypothermia and shock, especially among children, the elderly and people with chronic conditions.
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