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  • Week one in the Philippines

    # 24.05.13 Student contribution

    Categories: Student Contributions, Medical, Philippines

    OPD in Iloilo

    Medical student Rob has completed his first full week in the hospital in Iloilo. Follow his continuing adventures here - the highs & lows of a medical elective in the Philippines.

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  • First day in the hospital

    # 17.05.13 Student contribution

    Categories: Philippines, Medical, Student Contributions

    Meeting the Head of the Internal Medicine department

    Rob, a medical student currently in the Philippines undertaking his elective with Work the World, discusses his first day in the hospital in Iloilo.

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  • Arrival in the Philippines

    # 14.05.13 Student contribution

    Categories: Philippines, Student Contributions, Medical

    Flight into the Philippines

    The first participant on the Work the World programme in the Philippines has arrived!

    Rob, a 5th year medical student from Barts & The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry, talks here about his journey, his initial thoughts on Iloilo and the Work the World experience so far.

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  • Dealing with exam stress

    # 08.05.13 Caroline Adlington

    Categories: Wtw News

    On safari in northern Tanzania

    With many of our medical and nursing students coming into their key exam period, we wanted to share a few hints and tips on dealing with exam stress. Good luck to you all!

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  • Surviving a long haul flight

    # 09.05.13 Omar Mohamed

    Categories: Wtw News, Argentina, Arusha, Dar Es Salaam, Ghana, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Philippines

    Leaving on a jet plane

    There’s probably no feeling quite like stepping off the plane to start your programme in Argentina, the Philippines, Ghana, or wherever you’re spending your elective. Unfortunately though, getting there often involves a dreaded long haul flight. Not most people’s idea of a good time.

    To help get you through the tedious travel that stands between you and the start of your adventure abroad we’ve put together a few essential tips...

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  • World Malaria Day in Ghana

    # 09.05.13 Catrina Bassett

    Categories: Ghana, Wtw News

    Malaria Parasite in the blood

    As the world marked World Malaria Day on 25th April the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme, is organising conferences throughout all the ten regions of Ghana to discuss about the possible ways of eradicating the deadly parasite which has claim many lives, with pregnant women and children being the most vulnerable.

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  • World Health Day in Mendoza

    # 24.04.13 Catrina Bassett

    Categories: Argentina, Wtw News

    Salt.jpg

    Sunday 7 April was recognised around the planet as World Health Day. Like every year, the World Health Organisation (WHO), which celebrates the anniversary of its creation, chooses a problem to address and develop various activities. This time hypertension was selected because it is a disease that affects one out of three adults and that many do not know they have it because they do not always show symptoms. Mendoza joined WHO's campaign by organising an event to increase awareness at Parque San Martin.

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  • Springtime in Nepal

    # 19.04.13 Catrina Bassett

    Categories: Nepal, Wtw News

    Machapuchare

    The picturesque Himalayas still dazzle me when I see them every morning. The perks of living in Pokhara and waking up early morning are definitely the mountains.

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  • Ghana housemates visit the Nursing & Midwifery Training College

    # 17.04.13 Catrina Bassett

    Categories: Ghana, Wtw News, Nursing, Midwifery

    With Sister Katrina, a lecturer at the nursing college

    The Midwifery and Nursing Training College in Sekondi, Takoradi plays an important role in the training of healthcare professionals in the western region. Most graduates from this college practice at the regional hospital, which serves as the main centre for the Work the World elective programme in Ghana.

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  • Offsetting your carbon footprint when travelling long distances for an overseas elective

    # 27.03.13 Caroline Adlington

    Categories: Wtw News

    Footprint

    Taking part in a Work the World programme is a fantastic opportunity to gain invaluable experience, meet people from all over the world, and of course to travel to exciting new places. But although we find that many of our students share a real passion for travel, they also share an awareness and concern for the c02 emissions associated with air travel and the other carbon emissions that we as humans create en masse.

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