A Global Connection

07/05/2024 18 min
A Global Connection

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Becky Platt, ACP and volunteer with UK Med, shares her experiences providing medical aid to children in various parts of the world, notably focusing on her time in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh during a diphtheria outbreak.Resources:Refugee CampReal-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak in forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh - National Library of MedicineDiphtheria - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionEthical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences: An American College of Physicians Position Paper - Annals of Internal MedicineEthical Conduct of Humanitarian Medical Missions