An International Health Trip to Haiti in January 2020: Questions Raised and Lessons Learneds.

The author discusses her international health trip to Haiti at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned after the trip. She raises several questions such as the costs versus benefits of such educational trips, and humanitarian aid overall, to host countries such as Haiti. She also...

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Publicado en:Caribbean Quarterly Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 105 - 117
Autor principal: Dorsainvil, Merlyn
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2022
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Sumario:The author discusses her international health trip to Haiti at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons learned after the trip. She raises several questions such as the costs versus benefits of such educational trips, and humanitarian aid overall, to host countries such as Haiti. She also underscores the need for donors and volunteers to educate themselves about the history of Haiti in order to understand its economic deprivation and global debt.