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16th January 2017 Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia

Dr Philip Goodwin

Dr Philip Goodwin

Chief Executive of VSO

Volunteering for development: the double benefit

In December last year I had the thrill to meet Hiwot and her six month old baby boy in Hosanna hospital in Ethiopia. Hiwot had complications in her pregnancy that were life threatening for her son and for her. Luckily, VSO volunteer health specialists had worked with Ethiopian medical staff to establish a specialist care […]

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