The doctors, nurses and aid workers rebuilding Syria | Rola Hallam

譯者: Lilian Chiu 審譯者: Yanyan Hong

"Five hospitals in Aleppo have been bombed."

「阿勒坡的五間醫院遭受炸彈攻擊。」

That was a text message that I received on a dark winter night in November 2016.

這是 2016 年 11 月，一個黑暗的 冬天夜晚，我收到的文字訊息。

One of them was a children's hospital

其中一間是兒童醫院，

run by my Syrian colleagues

該醫院的營運團隊

at the Independent Doctors Association, IDA.

是我在獨立醫生協會 （IDA）的敘利亞同事。

It was the sixth time it had been bombed.

這已經是它第六次遭到炸彈攻擊。

I watched in horror heartbreaking footage of the head nurse, Malak,

我恐懼地看著讓人心碎的影片， 影片中護士長瑪拉克

in the aftermath of the bombing,

在炸彈攻擊過後，

grabbing premature babies out of their incubators,

把早產兒從他們的保育器中抱出來，

desperate to get them to safety,

拼命把他們帶到安全的地方，

before she broke down in tears.

到最後她才崩潰大哭。

And I felt devastated.

而我感到身心交瘁。

Fellow humanitarians and I have spent blood, sweat and tears

我和人道主義伙伴們 投入了血、汗、淚，

rebuilding hospitals

重建醫院，

so that our patients may live, not die.

讓我們的病人能活下來，而非死去。

And through this work, I made a discovery.

透過這工作，我有了一項發現。

The reason that people survive in crisis

在危機中，人能夠存活下來的理由

is because of the remarkable work of the people in crisis themselves.

是因為身在危機中的人 自己本身做出了很了不起的貢獻。

People survive because of the local doctors, nurses and aid workers

大家能存活的原因是 當地的醫生、護士、救援人員，

who are from the very heart of the affected community,

他們來自受影響社區的中心地帶，

the people who dare to work where others can't or won't.

他們敢在別人不敢 前往的地方付出努力。

People survive because of people like Malak,

大家能存活，是因為 像瑪拉克這樣的人，

who, despite sustaining a severe burns injury in the line of duty,

即使在執行工作任務時 受到了嚴重的燒傷，

the first thing she did when discharged from hospital

她出院之後所做的第一件事

was to go back caring for small children.

卻是回去照顧孩童們。

From the rubble of death and devastation

在死亡和毀滅的殘破瓦礫堆中，

arise the most gallant and noble human beings.

出現了最英勇、最高貴的人們。

Local humanitarians are the beacons of light

當地的人道主義者是明亮的燈塔，

in the darkness of war.

在戰爭的黑暗中引路。

Now, the data shows that Syrian organizations carry out

資料顯示，在敘利亞， 有 75% 的人道主義工作

75 percent of the humanitarian work in Syria.

是由敘利亞組織所執行的。

Yet, they receive 0.3 percent of the Syria aid budget.

但，它們只接收到 敘利亞支助預算的 0.3%。

And what's more, the same is happening across the crises of the world.

此外，在全世界的危機中 也都有發生同樣的狀況。

I have witnessed this reality.

我目擊了這項現實。

It means those with the knowledge, skill and ability

那就表示，有知識、技能，與能力，

to respond on the front lines

可以在前線做出反應的人，

have little of the necessary tools, equipment and resources

並沒有多少在拯救人命時 所必要的工具、

they need to save lives.

設備，及資源。

It means groups like IDA don't have funds to rebuild their hospital.

那意味著，像 IDA 這樣的團體 沒有資金可以重建他們的醫院。

The humanitarian system is failing the most vulnerable communities

人道主義體制讓大部分脆弱的社區

在它們最黑暗的時刻中感到失望。

in their darkest hours.

Now, at the time of receiving that message,

在收到那則訊息的時候，

I was on sabbatical from my clinical work,

是我診所工作的公休日，

setting up CanDo,

我在設置「CanDo（直譯：能做）」，

a start-up determined to address this imbalance

它是個新平台，旨在處理 這種不平衡的現象，

and enable local responders to provide health care

並讓當地的應變組織 能夠提供健康照護

to their war-devastated communities.

給那些受到戰爭摧殘的社區。

We had devised a simple model:

我們設計出了一個簡單的模型：

source trusted and impactful local groups,

針對來源可以相信 且具有影響力的當地團體，

support their development through an accelerator program

透過一項加速計畫 來支援它們的發展，

and connect them to you via our crowdfunding platform,

再經由我們的群眾募資平台， 將它們與你們連結，

where they can fund-raise for their health needs.

在平台上，它們可以 針對它們的健康需求來募資。

So when IDA asked for help,

所以，當 IDA 尋求協助時，

I decided to launch CanDo seven months early,

我決定要提早幾個月讓 CanDo 上線，

with very little money,

由於資金非常少，

and many people, including myself, thought I had finally gone mad.

很多人，包括我自己在內， 都覺得我終於瘋了。

I wanted to do something that transformed our collective anger

我想要做點什麼， 來將我們集體的憤怒轉變

into something beautiful.

成為美好的事物。

And that's how the People's Convoy was born.

因此，「People's Convoy （人民護衛）」誕生了。

It was a global crowdfunding campaign

它是個全球的群眾募資計畫，

to enable IDA to rebuild a whole new children's hospital,

讓 IDA 能重建 一間全新的兒童醫院，

and, if successful, we the people would take the medical equipment

如果成功，我們人民 就會把醫療設備

all the way from London to the Syria border.

一路從倫敦帶到敘利亞邊境。

And we did it.

而我們做到了。

Thousands of people came together from across the world

全世界數以千計的人團結起來，

to achieve a global first:

達成了全球第一：

we built the first-ever crowdfunded hospital.

我們建立了史上 第一個群眾募資的醫院。

The location was carefully chosen by the local experts, IDA,

地點是由當地的專家、 IDA 很小心地選擇的，

where they knew it would be safe

他們認為那地方很安全，

and serve the greatest number of displaced children.

且能服務到最大量被迫離開的孩童。

IDA was so moved by people's response,

大家的反應深深打動了 IDA，

they named it "Hope Hospital."

於是把它取名為「希望醫院」。

It's been open for exactly one year,

它已經開幕整整一年了，

and they have treated over 15,000 children.

且已治療過超過一萬五千名孩童。

(Applause)

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We can provide lifesaving assistance in the most volatile places on earth.

我們能在地球上最動盪的地方 提供救命的協助。

The system needs to change,

體制需要改變，

and change starts with us all sharing a new humanitarian vision,

改變始於我們所有人 共有的人道主義新遠景，

one where you, global citizens with skills, expertise and resources,

在這個遠景中，你們也就是 有技能、專長、資源的全球公民，

stand together with the local responders;

和當地的應變者肩並肩；

one where we are all humanitarians,

在這個遠景中， 我們都是人道主義者，

putting the necessary resources in the hands of those who need them most

把必要的資源交給最需要它們的人，

and are best placed to use them effectively and efficiently.

最能有效益、 有效率地應用它們的人。

We need to support the people who are not only saving lives now,

我們得要支持這些人， 他們現在不只是在拯救人命，

but it will also be them stitching their wounded communities back together,

也要靠他們，才能 在衝突結束後把受傷的社區

once a conflict is over to help them heal.

重新縫合，協助它們療癒。

Local humanitarians have the courage to persist,

當地的人道主義者有勇氣堅持，

to dust themselves off from the wreckage

從殘骸中站起來，拍掉身上的塵土，

and to start again, risking their lives to save others.

重新開始，冒著自己的 生命危險去拯救他人。

And we can match their courage by not looking away or turning our backs,

我們也能夠配合他們的勇氣， 做法就是不要忽視或轉身離去，

by helping those who are helping themselves,

去協助那些在幫助自己的人，

and together, save more lives.

同心協力，拯救更多生命。

Thank you.

謝謝。

(Applause)

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(Cheers)

（歡呼）

(Applause)

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Shoham Arad: Come over here, please.

休漢姆阿拉德：請過來這裡。

Why are hospitals being bombed?

為什麼醫院會受到炸彈攻擊？

Rola Hallam: Yeah, good question.

蘿拉海拉姆：嗯，好問題。

So, Physicians for Human Rights have documented

根據人權醫生的記錄，

nearly 500 attacks on hospitals

針對醫院的攻擊已經有近 500 件，

and over 800 medical personnel who have been killed --

有超過 800 名醫療人員被殺害──

over 90 percent of it by the Syrian regime --

超過 90% 都是敘利亞政權所為──

and they say this is part of a systemic targeting

他們說，這是系統性針對並摧毀

and destruction of health care,

健康照護的一部分，

using it as a weapon of war.

是戰爭的一種武器。

And the thing with this is that it's not just our problem,

重點是，它並不只是我們的問題，

it's yours, too, and everyone's,

也是你們的、大家的問題，

because A, it exacerbates the refugee situation --

因為，第一，它會讓 難民的狀況惡化──

when you have a decimated health care system,

當你重挫了健康照護體制，

it means the next Ebola-type epicenter of disease is going to be Syria;

就表示下一次伊波拉型的 疾病中心地將會是敘利亞；

and unfortunately, it sets a very dangerous precedent

不幸的是，它建立了 非常危險的先例，

that makes all of our hospitals anywhere in the world dangerous,

讓我們在世界各地的 所有醫院都陷入危險，

and that is not how it should be.

那就是現在的狀況。

SA: So this actually isn't just about money, either,

休：所以，重點並不只在於錢，

CanDo isn't just about money.

CanDo 的重點不只是在錢。

Tell me what it means to you that 5,000 people all over the world

告訴我，全世界五千人 捐獻了 35 萬美金

contributed 350,000 dollars to build Hope Hospital.

來協助建立希望醫院， 這對你來說的意義是什麼？

RH: I think the answer is in that word, it's in hope.

蘿：我認為答案就在那個詞中， 就在「希望」中。

I think everyone who donated, they had their faith in humanity renewed,

我認為每個捐款的人， 都對於人性的復興有信心，

knowing there are people like IDA and those doctors,

知道有像 IDA 的人 以及那些醫生存在，

who are exhibiting the absolute best of humanity,

他們展現出人性最美好的一面，

and it was like an absolute reciprocation.

那就像是種絕對的回報。

IDA and these Syrians and many people in places of conflict

IDA 以及這些敘利亞人， 還有在其他衝突地點的許多人，

feel very unheard and unseen.

都覺得沒被聽見、看見。

And I think the fact that --

我認為──

and they see things through the prism of government,

且他們透過政府的棱鏡在看事物，

所以當他們看到政府沒有行動，

so when they see government's not acting,

他們就假設在那些地方的 每個人都不在乎。

they assume everyone who lives in those places doesn't care.

所以當他們看到那樣的成果展示，

So when they see that display,

it really does just renew everyone's faith in humanity.

那真的會恢復每個人 對於人性的信心。

SA: Thank you, Rola.

休：謝謝你，蘿拉。

RH: Thank you. SA: Thank you for everything.

蘿：謝謝你。 休：謝謝你做的一切。

(Applause)

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