A career in humanitarian health: Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle
Health professionals like Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle work in humanitarian contexts around the world, supporting people and communities through crisis.
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Health professionals like Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle work in humanitarian contexts around the world, supporting people and communities through crisis.
Modern humanitarianism is often thought of as life-saving work. But there’s an undervalued aspect of response that has long fallen to mostly women: care for the seriously ill and dying.
The Centre for Humanitarian Leadership is proud to launch the Women in Humanitarian Action Scholarship, with generous support from the IKEA Foundation.