Where Are They Now?

"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."

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

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.

"Just go for it, don’t think too hard about it. Take the opportunities while you have them because once you’re working it’s not so easy."

"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"

"If you’re thinking about undertaking a placement with Work the World, just do it. Literally, just do it."

"The new perspectives I got while I was in Ghana are what helped shape my current practise more than anything else."

"People who understand the mechanisms of their injuries often undergo much more successful rehabilitation, which I see in my work today."