The Ukrainian Crisis with Mark, Luca and Alione.

In this session I am speaking with Mark Hannaford, Luca Alfatti, and Alione Hlivco around the current logistical aid efforts, implementation, climate and anecdotal reflections in Ukraine. We also want to dig into the cadence of change in the current climate from an infrastructural perspective, logistical effort and the real need on the ground from the guest’s experience. Our guests include Mark Hannaford, Mark is the CEO and founder of World Extreme Medicine. Since its inception WEM has trained over 20,000 medics in extreme medicine and has a global platform that also hosts the first MSc in extreme medicine at Exeter University in the UK. Welcome Mark to the podcast. We also have Alione Hlivco, Alione is a former MP in Ukraine. She is a regular contributor at Chatham House, Monocle24, CapX and is a TEDx Speaker. Finally, Luca Alfatti. Luca is the Head of Operations for #Medics4Ukraine, who has delivered over 1.7 million pounds worth of medical aid to Ukraine, as well as several trauma medical courses to frontline soldiers and medics. He is also an advanced paramedic in the UK. Aspects of the conversation include: 

·  The current climate & significant elements of recent change

·  Multi-factorial risk profile of the country currently

·  The existing and emergent needs as seen by the guests

·  Cross section of clinical cases

·  Recent education delivered & aspirations

·  Recent activity within the #Medics4Ukraine initiative within the UK

·  Information governance

·  Aspirations within the next few months (broad & not area specific)

·  Logistical challenges

·  Diversity of medical distribution

World Extreme Medicine can be found here: https://worldextrememedicine.com/

The Medics4Ukraine initiative can be found here https://www.gofundme.com/f/medics4ukraine

This episode is published with kind permission from World Extreme Medicine