Welcome to the Work the World blog — here you'll find articles to help you make a more informed decision about your healthcare internship overseas. You'll learn about things like how a placement can boost your career, how you can spread the cost of your trip, the benefits of travelling overseas, why a Work the World internship presents such great value, and more.
"We taught some of the dads how to do back massages to help with the pain. You could sense that they were terrified to even be near the women because it’s not a cultural norm."
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"After my overseas placement, I was more clued up on the conditions I was studying because I had seen the conditions first hand with my own eyes in Vietnam."
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"The hospitals were incredibly busy, packed with patients and relatives. It was not uncommon to see a bed with up to four patients."
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"I was brought up in Nigeria. But going to Ghana was a totally different experience!"
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Now working as a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Leanne reflects on her time in Tanzania.
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