In the latest episode of TSG Talk, Senior Partner Colin Smart is joined by Dr. Marcus Larsson, who was part of the medical team deployed in response to the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February 2023.
The disaster caused widespread destruction, with an official death toll of 59,000 and over 1.5 million people left homeless. Damage to infrastructure, disrupted communications, and severe winter storms added to the complexity of the response.
In this episode, we explore:
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The scale of the disaster and the conditions Dr. Larsson and his team encountered
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Setting objectives in the midst of chaos and how teams worked to achieve them
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The challenges of operating in an earthquake zone during harsh winter conditions
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And much more
