EWH Blog

EWH's twenty participants in SI Nepal spent their first week in Nepal learning about the local culture and language. Now, the group has split into smaller teams and gone to their local hospitals to get to work. Thanks to the pre-course the group took in Denmark before arriving in Nepal, they are all ready to go! Here's a look at their experience so far:…

It’s hard to believe eight weeks have already flown by since SI Nicaragua started this year. We faced unexpected challenges this year: due to changes in MOH regulations, we were unable to place students in public hospitals. (We’re now undergoing the new registration process for next year). However, we were able to find solutions thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone involved in the program. Some students are working in NGO-sponsored hospitals, while a group of ten students moved to Guatemala to work with our partner hospitals there.…

For the past three weeks, students from the Nordic Five technical universities have been studying at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in preparation for EWH’s Summer Institute in Nepal. Next week, they will begin six weeks of working in hospitals to maintain and repair medical equipment and share their knowledge with local hospital staff.…

The Summer Institute in Rwanda began last week! Nineteen students from seven countries have all come together in Kigali to start learning Kinyarwanda, French, and technical skills to prepare for their second month of working in Rwandan hospitals.…

On May 16, 23 students arrived in Nicaragua to begin Summer Institute 2016! Here’s how it’s going so far: Written by Brian Ramos, On-The-Ground-Coordinator in Nicaragua After the first week in Granada, students are starting to get the hang of things and starting to learn how to deal with immersion into a new culture. They are especially enjoying Spanish classes.…