10th Anniversary Charity Challenge – Nearly there
In just a few days’ time the Cavendish team will set off for Scotland ready to tackle the first of three mountains as part of the Cavendish Medical 10th Anniversary Charity Challenge. It seems incredible that within just 24 hours from our starting point at Ben Nevis we will also have reached the summit of Scafell Pike and Snowdon!
We have been delighted by the support we have received so far – thank you for your many generous donations.
As the sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion take their toll on our journeys between the three peaks, our volunteer drivers Gary Tunstall and Stewart Morgan who many of you will already know from the office, are charged with keeping our spirits high and our eyes on the end target.
We will be remembering the reason behind the event – raising money for the Primary Trauma Care Foundation (PTCF) which trains doctors to save lives in over 60 countries around the world.
“Safe healthcare should not be a luxury”
Cavendish client Dr David Wilkinson was a consultant anaesthetist in Central London and is now the President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA). This global network seeks to make safe anaesthesia universally accessible and to improve patient care around the world.
David explains why the work of the Primary Trauma Care Foundation is important. “Probably more than 5 billion people do not have access to basic surgery and safe anaesthesia and more than 11 per cent of the world’s burden of disease stems from conditions that could be treated by surgery.
“The poorest 30 per cent of our world accesses just 3 per cent of the surgery, and mortality rates from surgical intervention are 1,000 times higher in some parts of the world than in others. It remains totally unacceptable that people are denied surgery and safe anaesthesia purely because they happen to live in a part of the world where such matters are considered to be luxuries. They are not luxuries they are essentials.
“Trauma can cause a tremendous financial burden on developing countries. Surgery and anaesthesia are often seen as expensive in lower to middle income countries but it is now known that this is not the case. If trauma victims do not receive timely effective treatment then their situation can become far worse and usually creates further financial burden on the state going forward.
“I think the Cavendish team are very brave to take on their 3 Peaks Challenge and wish them all the best in their fundraising efforts for the PTCF.”
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