Live-Podcast: Choice Matters - Gynäkologische Hilfe im Krisengebiet

Moderated by Anna Dushime

Guests:

Christian Katzer (Managing Director of Doctors Without Borders Germany)

Vivian Simm (gynecologist in Haiti, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and other countries)

Choice Matters

Issues such as contraception and abortion are still highly taboo and stigmatized in our society - with serious consequences for the health and lives of millions of people worldwide.
Together, we want to talk about the importance of prevention, education and de-tabooed healthcare, especially for girls and women - and how we can help to improve access to life-saving measures.

As part of the live podcast, we discuss the challenges and hurdles our patients have to overcome in order to receive appropriate medical care. We also present our three-pillar approach to providing women and girls with safe abortions as well as medical follow-up care after inappropriate abortions and counseling on family planning and contraception.

Talk with the audience

After the live recording, we invite you to talk to our experts.

We look forward to seeing you!

Speakers and moderation:

Christian Katzer has been working for Médecins Sans Frontières since 1999 and has been Managing Director of the aid organization in Germany since 2020. He went on his first mission to Liberia shortly after studying engineering in Berlin. This was followed by assignments in Afghanistan, Somalia and East Timor, among others. He has also held various positions in the aid organization's Berlin office, including Head of Human Resources and Head of the Project Department, focusing on Yemen, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Chad and Eswatini.

Anna Dushime was born in Kigali, went to school in England, completed her A-levels in the Lower Rhine region and studied in the Netherlands. She works as an author, presenter and editor, including for the award-winning satirical format Browser Ballet. As a columnist, she wrote regularly for taz from 2019 to 2022 about dating, racism and everything in between. She also hosted the first season of the successful dating podcast "1000 erste Dates" and the Doctors Without Borders podcast "Notaufnahme". Her show "Der letzte Drink mit Anna Dushime" was awarded the Grimme Prize in 2024.

Vivian Simm was born in North Rhine-Westphalia, grew up in France and later graduated from high school in Germany, where she also studied human medicine. After qualifying as a gynecologist, she went on her first project assignment for Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan in 2017. This was followed by projects in Pakistan, Yemen and most recently Haiti. She works as a hospital gynecologist and is studying global health while working.