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Humanitarian Workers’ Reading List

At One Nurse At A Time, we believe that it is critical to educate ourselves about the ethics of humanitarian work. Understanding the experiences of the populations that we serve is the foundation of good nursing. On this Banned Books Week, we wanted to share with you some of the

Winter Counts and What Really Matters By Amanda Judd

We arrived late at night knowing that we were expected at St. Francis early the next morning. Quickly getting settled, we peeled off our clothes from the day of work that we had both completed before leaving on the 6-hour drive to the mission. It had seemed inexcusable not to

Human Trafficking: A Hidden Epidemic By Amanda Judd

I had the opportunity to attend a conference on human trafficking recently. It was not something that I felt might directly apply to my practice, but as in any health care environment, you never know what might walk in the door and besides, there have been recent trafficking

Malawi by Karly Glibert

I have recently returned from my trip to Malawi, Africa and wanted to share about our experiences with you. ONAAT sponsored 4 of our nurses (including myself) so you should be hearing/ may have already heard from the other three nurses. We cannot thank you enough for your huge contribution and for

The Grace Center, Circle of Hope, Malawi by Lindsey Draper

First, I wanted to thank ONAAT for the scholarship. Without your contribution, I may have not been able to experience the Grace Center in Malawi, Africa, and have my life forever changed. On May 12, I began my travels to Malawi – after a couple long plane and bus rides, we

Support the Next Generation of Global Health Leaders by Investing in Nurses and Nurse Education

“Investing in the local health workforce is a necessary step to reducing the social and economic impacts of injury and illness, and ultimately to achieving universal health coverage.” These were the words of Nancy Kelly, MHS in a recent article on the Pyxera Global Engagement Forum. Ms.

Haiti Experience by Leslie Fehan, CNM

I hadn’t been back to Haiti for 12 years. I wasn’t sure really why this happened. It became clear as my time with Midwives for Haiti unfolded. One thing I remembered and was nervous about was the Port au Prince airport. My memory was that arrival was chaotic with lots

Why I go back to Esmeraldas By Fran Beamer

Since 1990, the Ecuadent Foundation has provided medical and dental care to the beautiful country of Ecuador. Unfortunately, it suffers from huge economic and health disparities. For many years, and again this year, I was able to return to Esmeraldas where health care doesn’t reach the populations who need it

A trip to Vietnam with IPSAC by Irene Austria-Ramos

I have reflected on how grateful I was for having the opportunity to travel across the world with the help of One Nurse At A Time. It was an incredible experience. I left the mission feeling motivated and appreciative. America is not perfect but have so much more than other

Mission of Hope Haiti, January 2017 by Carrie Fringer

Our medical mission trip group consisted of two RNs, one paramedic, three nursing students, and four physicians. We also had three high school students that assisted with non-medical procedures, and a nurse and nurse practitioner who worked for the mission organization. Every day we drove to a village in Haiti