By Rifky Fakhri Mochammad – CIMSA FK Unpad
March Meeting is one of IFMSA’s General Assembly and this year, the 68th meeting brought the topic about Gender in Health Care. This topic was discussed with incredible external speakers with expertise in this issue. The topic was brought to ensure more people about gender’s role in the world especially in health care system and also the role of students in ensuring that every gender has reach their rights.
The meeting was attended by more than 800 students all over the world. It held in Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa town that located in the municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Delegates was welcomed with open-armed by SloMSIC (Slovenian Medical Students’ International Committee) on the first day in the welcoming ceremony with the Slovenian arts and culture.
Starting from day 2, the delegates were divided to the sessions consisted of: SCO Sessions, President Sessions, and NMO Management Session. Through this sessions, the delegates was enriched with issues on health problem all around the globe that are currently faced by the world and our role as medical students to resolve this problem, starting from the smallest part of the initiatives, that are the individuals itself. The sessions became more interesting because the diversity of the delegates who came from different background and political issues that were faced by each country, health problems and the resolution, also the culture itself that made every country have their uniqueness.
We are more than proud when we participated in SCORP Session, as one of Indonesia’s activities, Human Rights Day 2018: Air Pullution, was presented in SCORP Activities Fair. The people were thrilled and we recieved numerous appreciation on our activities, as we have the Inter-NMO collaboration with FMS-Taiwan in campaigning about Air Pollution.
One of the most interestings of the SCORP Session is the Session that was brought by IFMSA’s external partner that the ICRC that stands for International Committee of the Red Cross. We discuss about Health Care In Danger. As the future health care provider we may not know what we will be facing that have an ethical and human rights issue. One of the example topics that we discussed is about what would you do if you are a doctor on a border countries that have a conflict between the government and the rebellion, then there is a critical patient from the rebels but on the other hand there is an injured soldier that come to you after and the superior forced you to treat his patient first and pointing the gun at your head.
Other interesting session is the session that was brought by IPPNW the organization that concern to abolishing the nuclear weapon. This session was the most mind blowing session that the fact is there are countries that have no doubt to using it and how the impact of the nuclear bomb for next generations to the land that was destroy by the bomb and also the survived people that have been affected by the radiation of the bomb. And there are also things that we could do as the medical students itself to help prevent nuclear war.
One of the most things that I highlight when becoming the delegates and joining the Sessions is that you can become who you wanted to be. You can become a passive delegates that just joining every session and doesn’t really participate or become someone that passionate and utilize every moment to get new friends, perspective, and knowledge from different countries.
As the worlds biggest federation for medical student the GA will be attended by diverse people that you could learn anything that you never know that exist. Curiosity and active are the great thing that we should bring to the GA and no one will ever judge you for stating your point of view, your ideas and even your lack of english-speaking.
In Indonesia we may facing discrimination to women’s role, limitations to the healthcare providers and disaster all over countries. And we may not know what other countries are facing injustice of countries law or even worse the never ending war or conflict. We may think as the third country, Indonesia have a big burden that we faced but if we look to another country the have a bigger problem to solve. But we are not alone to solve world problems, we have each others back to end the injustice and to make the world a better place with peace.
