Testimonials
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Thomas Coffey, Student RN, University of Western Australia
"At dinner on the first night (in Dar Es Salaam)..
I thought if I have to go home tomorrow it will have been
worth the trip. It's two weeks I will never forget. I did not
expect to see what I did, from here I think I will do some more
volunteer work or work in a remotely"
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Kylie Saunders, Student RN, Murdoch University
"It's been an absolute eye-opener as far as the difference
in the Australian and Tanzanian health systems are
concerned"
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Rachel Stephen, Student RN, Curtin University
"I found the hospital experience quite confronting and very
different to the role of the nurse in Australia"
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Charlotte Keneston, Student RN, Edith Cowan University
"It was all so overwhelming to start with, I felt hopeless.
A great experience for use to be here though."
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Professor Mark Jones, Program Director, Global Health Alliance
Western Australia
"We prepare both our students and supervisors for what they
encounter during their international clinical experiences. We take
them from their known environment, mix them up into groups to work
with other students and supervisors from all five of our
participating universities, and then immerse them into a starkly
different health care environment.
On a recent trip to Tanzania, our students and supervisors
were confronted with ethical dilemmas, adult and infant deaths and
a multitude of things they would never see at home. This truly
tested everything they have learnt during their courses and
professional careers. They all represented their universities,
GHAWA, and their profession with dignity and respect. I am so proud
of all of them.
During the trip someone remarked 'it is just like we have
one big GHAWA university' I knew we had made a significant leap
forward in the collaboration between our university partners. I
commend ECU, Curtin, UWA, Murdoch and Notre Dame for their vision
in working together through GHAWA to achieve this."
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