yria:<\/strong> Organising a medical assistance mission to the North East Syria<\/p>\n\n\n\nGoran, have you been to your partnership countries? Tell us about them. Or do you organise GH work from afar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most of the work I am organising is from afar. However, I have been recently to Dubai for global health training for the emerging voices for global health in November 2021. I experienced firsthand how diverse, multicultural interconnected and interdependent our world is. But also experienced the consequences of urbanisation and carbon-based economies for the health of the planet and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How did you first get involved in GH work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I started to get involved initially when I did my masters in public health in the United States. I participated in 2010 in the Global Symposium on Health Systems and Policy research. The networking associated with that made me passionate about global health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What 3 skills do you consider important in carrying out global health work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Active listening<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Compassion <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What 3 items do you always pack on trips and why? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- A book\/video\/podcast about the country<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Appropriate charging adaptors for my computer\/phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Lots of positive vibe and plans to have fun <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What benefits do you feel you have gained from being involved in GH work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Learning about different cultures<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Meeting new people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gaining more experience <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What benefits do you feel NHS patients and colleagues have gained from your involvement in GH work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- Being more able to understand the perspective of patients who are coming from other countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Providing insight into the challenges and opportunities that exist at the global stage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Signposting to opportunities for volunteering and activism in global health <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Goran, tell us a memory from your Global Health work or expedition that will stay with you forever.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Talking to a taxi driver in Dubai taught more about challenges to access to healthcare than a lecture about the same topic the same day <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, what advice would you give an NHS colleague who was thinking of becoming involved in GH work? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Do it, it is lots of fun and it is guaranteed you will be a better person and professional each time you volunteer in global health.<\/p>\n\n\n