Global Surgery`s different universes
I had the honour, the privilege, the time, the money and the right passport to go to Geneva to attend meetings and events by leading global surgery organizations like the G4Alliance during the World Health Assembly this May. I have lived in Switzerland for 10 years but had never made it to Geneva for more than a few hours. It all started with a visit of a chair person of the board of the G4Alliance at KCMC, that convinced me of the usefulness of attending these meetings around the WHA in person. I was excited and thrilled to be able to be a part of the world politics and diplomatics discussing issues that matter deeply to me. Isn`t Geneva the place to talk and to act upon the inequity that exists in this world!? Just before the week was about to start I read a post on Linkedin written by an ethiopian colleague of mine working for Smile Train. His visa application for Switzerland had been rejected after the interview because of „reasonable doubt“, he had been fully funded by his or...