GMHC 2013

Advancing local sustainability of care through short term missions

Advancing local sustainability of care through short term missions

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MEI Director

Apr 17, 2013

This session will compare short term mission efforts which provide direct care to patients in an area to those which provide education and advanced training to healthcare professionals, which most often have a longer term benefit both to those who are taught by these healthcare professionals and to patients needing healthcare in that area.

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