Working abroad as an aid volunteer
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Working abroad as an aid volunteer

Jeannett Martin Senior International Liaison Officer, Royal College of Nursing

Jeannett Martin outlines how a new guide will assist nurses thinking of volunteering to help humanitarian aid agencies

Working with Humanitarian Organisations: A guide for nurses, midwives and health care professionals, published in June by the RCN, provides advice for healthcare professionals interested in working abroad as humanitarian aid volunteers. This publication was jointly developed by the RCN, Royal College of Midwives (RCM), Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

Primary Health Care. 17, 6, 20-20. doi: 10.7748/phc.17.6.20.s20

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