My sister, Emily and I went to watch a movie tonight at the $1.99 theater and decided to watch Ghosts of Girlfriends Past starring Jennifer Gardner and Matt McConaughey. In the movie, a program called Doctors without Borders was mentioned. Emily and I briefly talked about this program after the movie, and I wanted to learn more about it, so I decided to dig into it online. This program is pretty awesome. In a nutshell, the program was created by a bunch of doctors and journalists in France with a mission to provide healthcare services and medical attention to underserved communities mainly in a great deal of regions in Africa and Asia. They actually serve more than 60 countries worldwide. After watching some personal documentaries made by some of the volunteers, participants and physicians, it stregthened my desire to provide the same kind of care and attention to others, especially in an underserved community. It's uplifting to know that there are a great deal of super talented medical professionals treating those citizens of poor communities who need medical attention the most. Disease are rapant in these countries, water and sewer systems are pretty much non-existent and malnutritioned children are so thin to the bones. Man, we have it pretty good here in the states.
So, I've made it one of my must-dos in life to dedicate at least a year to a program that provides medical attention and care to communities that need it the most such as the Doctors without Borders program. I have a feeling that if I stay there for a year, I won't ever want to leave.
