During my years working in Kenya and Ethiopia, I used to warn keen short-term volunteers
that, as much as they came motivated by a sincere desire to help African patients,
the only real impact they could expect was on themselves - they will leave changed,
and what they will receive will outweigh anything they could give. It was a tough
and sobering statement, yet essential for addressing the inherent savorism that characterized
- and still does - so much of global surgical care.
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Publication history
Accepted:
January 16,
2023
Received:
January 12,
2023
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