Where Are They Now?

"I learnt so many skills and had experiences I wouldn’t have had if I had stayed in the UK"

"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."

"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."

"The hospitals were incredibly busy, packed with patients and relatives. It was not uncommon to see a bed with up to four patients."

Now working as a Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist, Leanne reflects on her time in Tanzania.

Jemma travelled to Ghana in 2010. Since then she’s worked as a cardiac nurse and pursued her passion for tropical nursing in Malawi.

"To see a breech baby actually being delivered in Tanzania was incredible. I wrote my dissertation about it."

"In Nepal, if you don’t have the money for treatment, you’re not getting it even if you need it to save your life"

Now an FY1 Doctor, Charlotte talks to us about how her placement in Iloilo helped her get there.

"I was brought up in Nigeria. But going to Ghana was a totally different experience!"