Panel: Curative Short-term Health Missions

Blog Panel: Curative Short-term Health Missions
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Anonymous

Dec 19, 2011

Medical missions planners often struggle with how to have long-term impact from short-term missions. While local capacity building in medical education and community development seem to lead to the best sustainable change, these efforts may take decades of commitment and often require a well- funded multidisciplinary team that engages across government and private sectors. This session will discuss opportunities and challenges associated with using curative short-term missions to open doors for more effective, long-term change.

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