Global Health Problems Knocked…Volunteer Medical Missions Answer!

The world is in chaos. The wars between countries with rivalry, the famine, the economical instability of countries due to the global financial crisis, and the worst of all, poverty, these are the maladies that kills millions of lives of our poor fellowmen around the world. So with this scenario, does the world have come to its end?

Many people are getting bothered about the things that are happening around them. They are thinking if these are already signs of the world’s destruction. But one thing is for sure, that these things are the result of man’s too much pride and man’s crooked-minds, his greediness, discontentment, and excessive obsession with money and power. That is why we have the so called PROBLEM.

Problem, as defined in the dictionary (Wikipedia), is an obstacle which makes it difficult to achieve a desired goal, objective or purpose. It refers to a situation, condition, or issue that is yet unresolved. In a broad sense, a problem exists when an individual becomes aware of a significant difference between what actually is and what is desired. From the given definitions, we can conclude that we, the human beings created by God, are the architects of all the problems in this world. Yes, we are the responsible ones for all the existing problems, but still we are victims.

As the world is gradually poisoned by these problems, we the inhabitants also suffered from our own mistakes. A perfect example is the alarming health problems that are spreading all over the world and according to an article (www.globalissues.org), over 26,500 children died around the world. The reasons, the silent killers such as poverty, hunger, diseases and illnesses, and other related causes. What a tragedy, that is why many organizations were established to stop this problem. These organizations whether non-profit or government-based have the same goal and that is to stop such problems before it’s too late. Usually, they go to deprived communities in different parts of the world to conduct volunteer medical missions, promote livelihood programs, and educate the inhabitants through trainings and symposiums.

Thanks to these philanthropic groups because though they cannot eliminate all the problems in this world but at least they can do something to lessen it. Their kind acts like volunteer medical missions and other charitable programs can be nothing in other’s eyes but it is meaningful in God’s. How glad to see such people who are concerned in helping his fellows, but is this enough? We should also do something...make our move...do our part before it’s too late!