Jean-Pierre Willem
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Jean-Pierre Willem, born 24 May 1938 at Sedan
(France), is a physician
and founder of Médecins Aux Pieds Nus. He led numerous humanitarian missions to help victims of catastrophes and conflicts. Willem also was a doctor of medicine and president of Organic Union International
.
In 1964, Dr Jean-Pierre Willem was missioned six months with Doctor Albert Schweitzer
in Lambaréné
(Gabon
) and then in Rwanda
.
In 1977, he worked with Bernard Kouchner
for Médecins Sans Frontières
and went to Laos
during 7 months.
In 1986, he created the Faculté Libre de Médecine Naturelle et d'Ethnomédecine (nicknamed FLMNE
), a free faculty
of natural medicine at La Sorbonne.
In 1987, he founded a non-profit organisation called Médecins Aux Pieds Nus, translatable as Barefoot doctors.
Willem met several humanitarian people during his life, such as Che Guevara
, Abbé Pierre
, Sœur Emmanuelle
, Jean-Paul Belmondo
and Mother Teresa
.
Willem co-founded the phyto
-hormone
s selling company Aromalia. He collaborated with André Gernez
as President of Organic Union International
in 2007.
Sedan, France
Sedan is a commune in France, a sub-prefecture of the Ardennes department in northern France.-Geography:The historic centre is built on a peninsula formed by an arc of the Meuse River. It is around from the Belgian border.-History:...
(France), is a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and founder of Médecins Aux Pieds Nus. He led numerous humanitarian missions to help victims of catastrophes and conflicts. Willem also was a doctor of medicine and president of Organic Union International
Organic Union International
Organic Union International is a non-governmental organisation, nicknamed La OUI, created in 1989 by André Gernez and Jean-Pierre Willem and joined by Jean-Claude Rodet in 1999.-Objectives:...
.
Biography
In 1959, Jean-Pierre Willem coorganised the departure of 93 medical students to help local population during the Algerian War.In 1964, Dr Jean-Pierre Willem was missioned six months with Doctor Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer OM was a German theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary. He was born in Kaysersberg in the province of Alsace-Lorraine, at that time part of the German Empire...
in Lambaréné
Lambaréné
Lambaréné is the capital of the political district Moyen-Ogooué in Gabon. The city counts 24,000 inhabitants and is located 75 kilometres south of the equator....
(Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
) and then in Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
.
In 1977, he worked with Bernard Kouchner
Bernard Kouchner
Bernard Kouchner is a French politician, diplomat, and doctor. He is co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières and Médecins du Monde...
for Médecins Sans Frontières
Médecins Sans Frontières
' , or Doctors Without Borders, is a secular humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization best known for its projects in war-torn regions and developing countries facing endemic diseases. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland...
and went to Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
during 7 months.
In 1986, he created the Faculté Libre de Médecine Naturelle et d'Ethnomédecine (nicknamed FLMNE
FLMNE
The Faculté Libre de Médecines Naturelles et d'Ethnomédecine is a professional training organization, based in Paris founded by Jean-Pierre Willem in 1987. It was transformed into a company in 1997. According to Hubert Willem, every true medicine should work to lose because it is aimed to give...
), a free faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
of natural medicine at La Sorbonne.
In 1987, he founded a non-profit organisation called Médecins Aux Pieds Nus, translatable as Barefoot doctors.
Willem met several humanitarian people during his life, such as Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
, Abbé Pierre
Abbé Pierre
LAbbé Pierre, was a French Catholic priest, member of the Resistance during World War II, and deputy of the Popular Republican Movement . He founded in 1949 the Emmaus movement, which has the goal of helping poor and homeless people and refugees...
, Sœur Emmanuelle
Sœur Emmanuelle
Sœur Emmanuelle , born Madeleine Cinquin, was a Belgian and French nun .-Life:...
, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s.-Career:Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, west of Paris, Belmondo did not perform well in school, but developed a passion for boxing and football."Did you box professionally very long?" "Not very long...
and Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950...
.
Willem co-founded the phyto
Phytochemical
Phytochemicals are biologically active chemical compounds that occur naturally in plants . Phytochemicals are the molecules responsible for the color and organoleptic properties . For example, the deep purple color of blueberries and the smell of garlic...
-hormone
Hormone
A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one...
s selling company Aromalia. He collaborated with André Gernez
André Gernez
André Gernez is a French non-conventional physician. He created a global non-governmental organisation Organic Union International in 1989 with doctors Jacques Lacaze and Jean-Pierre Willem....
as President of Organic Union International
Organic Union International
Organic Union International is a non-governmental organisation, nicknamed La OUI, created in 1989 by André Gernez and Jean-Pierre Willem and joined by Jean-Claude Rodet in 1999.-Objectives:...
in 2007.
Hypothesis
- NutritionNutritionNutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
and aromatherapyAromatherapyAromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mind, mood, cognitive function or health....
are preventive against degenerative diseaseDegenerative diseaseA degenerative disease, also called neurodegenerative disease, is a disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs will progressively deteriorate over time, whether due to normal bodily wear or lifestyle choices such as exercise or eating habits...
. - Médecins Aux Pieds Nus is a concept of proximity, prevention and humility: being balanced, motivatedMotivationMotivation is the driving force by which humans achieve their goals. Motivation is said to be intrinsic or extrinsic. The term is generally used for humans but it can also be used to describe the causes for animal behavior as well. This article refers to human motivation...
and empathic are qualities required to be a humanitarian doctor
Experiments
Experiments on rats or rabbits shows :- 93% of cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
decrease with AcidosisAcidosisAcidosis is an increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue . If not further qualified, it usually refers to acidity of the blood plasma....
protocol, fastingFastingFasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day , or several days. Other fasts may be only partially restrictive,...
and nutriments. - 50% of cancer decrease with an annual fasting: one month of abstaining from the third of the food ration when the spring begins.