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GlobalMedic is a non-sectarian humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization (NGO) and the operational arm of the David McAntony Gibson Foundation (DMGF), a registered Canadian charity.〔 It provides disaster relief to large scale catastrophes around the world and also carries out humanitarian capacity building programs in post-conflict nations.〔 ''Time'' magazine recognized the work of GlobalMedic in its 2010 ''Time'' 100 issue.〔 Rahul Singh, a Toronto paramedic, founded the David McAntony Gibson Foundation in 1998 in honour of a best friend who lost his life the same year.〔〔 GlobalMedic has a roster of over 1,000 volunteers from across Canada that includes many professional rescuers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics who donate their time to respond overseas. The volunteers compose the Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) that operate rescue units designed to save disaster victims, Water Purification Units (WPUs) designed to provide clean drinking water; and Emergency Medical Units (EMUs) that use inflatable field hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment. Since 2004, GlobalMedic teams have deployed to over 60 humanitarian disasters around the world. == Origins and volunteer training == Rahul Singh, a Toronto paramedic, created GlobalMedic in 1998 after seeing ineffective and wasteful relief efforts deployed in Nepal. Singh was touring the country when disastrous monsoon downpours triggered numerous mudslides, resulting in the destruction of several villages. Mr. Singh later noted in an interview that "There were inefficient relief efforts. I decided to do something to ensure efficient and immediate relief to disaster-struck people. After returning (Canada ), I founded GlobalMedic".〔 GlobalMedic later established annual Rapid Response training days near its Toronto headquarters and at several other locations across Canada. Recruiting is concentrated, but not restricted, to members of paramedic services, police forces and others in professional rescue service communities. Rapid Response training days typically involves groups of trainees receiving several lectures and demonstrations, and typically involves 'hands on' experience with the various inflatable hospital tents and water purification systems that are employed in the field.〔〔 The large inflatable tent structures can be deployed in minutes after arriving in a disaster zone, allowing its medics to concentrate on providing immediate triage and emergency medical care. By June 2011, some 120 people attended GlobalMedic's annual training day near its Toronto headquarters, with attendance growing to approximately 150 trainees in 2013.〔〔 Several other recruiting and training sessions were also being held cross-Canada annually. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GlobalMedic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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