Understanding Community Health and Resilience

The speaker shares a personal journey from childhood in Liberia, through civil war and immigration to America, to becoming a doctor. He highlights the challenges of healthcare access in rural Liberia and the role of community health workers. The narrative includes the impact of the Ebola crisis and a vision for a global network of community health workers empowered by technology.

What lesson did the speaker's father teach him that became a guiding principle in his life?

• Always be prepared

• No condition is permanent

• Family comes first

• Hard work pays off

What major event disrupted the speaker's childhood in Liberia?

• Economic crisis

• A natural disaster

• Political coup

• Civil war

Upon returning to Liberia, what did the speaker find concerning the healthcare system?

• It was focused on urban areas

• It was supported by international aid

• It had only a few doctors for millions of people

• It was thriving and well-equipped

What was the speaker's personal connection to the healthcare challenges in Liberia?

• He was a government official

• He was a medical student from Liberia

• He was a volunteer from another country

• He was a journalist covering the crisis

How did Musu contribute to her community's healthcare?

• By building a new hospital

• By becoming a community health worker

• By studying medicine abroad

• By organizing international aid

What did the speaker and his wife do to support the launch of Last Mile Health?

• They sold their house

• They used their wedding gifts as startup funds

• They received a government grant

• They won a business competition

What was the primary role of community health workers during the Ebola outbreak?

• Providing food supplies

• Building new clinics

• Tracking and caring for the sick

• Developing a vaccine

What is the main goal of the Community Health Academy proposed by the speaker?

• To build hospitals in rural areas

• To train community health workers globally

• To provide free healthcare to all

• To develop new medical technologies

What technology does the speaker believe is crucial for training community health workers?

• Printed manuals

• Virtual reality

• Smartphones and online courses

• Television broadcasts

What is the speaker's ultimate vision for healthcare in remote communities?

• To rely on international aid

• To build large hospitals in cities

• To empower local volunteers with training and technology

• To have a doctor in every village