The Hippopotamuses ate the Tomatoes

I found Semester Saturday helpful in the fact that the day validated what I do everyday as a palliative care nurse practitioner, I am an expert listener. I think people who can actively listen can solve problems, if for one person at a time. 

The Dr. Seuss story started off as an example of what can happen when people do not listen to other people with various culturally diverse histories.

James Lavery explained the importance of local support for global health projects, and the need for local cultural knowledge before embarking on a global health initiative. Essential IV, Essential VII

I also found the use of run charts in the quality improvement project to improve obstetric mortality was helpful as I embark on my own quality improvement project. This project, done in Ethiopia, is an amazing collaboration between local culture and experts on implementing projects on the global scale. To change local health practices to reduce mortality is an incredible achievement, and it remains sustainable. Essential IV, Essential VII, and Essential VIII

Collaborative solutions to improve chronic disease states showed us the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to aid in designing, implementing, and sustaining a quality improvement project for a particular population health. Essential V, Essential VI, Essential VII.

However, the video of the Italian explaining his failure in growing tomatoes in Africa was priceless. If only the company would have connected and listened to the local people about their needs, wants, and abilities. Maybe, the food grown would have been sustainable. Instead, the hippopotamuses ate the tomatoes!

Again, the importance of good listening skills is invaluable in any project to transform healthcare. 

In order to transform health, we must listen, respect, and collaborate with one another with a common goal of better health for all. 

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