My Internship Experience at UNICEF, New York HQ

------- Phoo Pwint Khine, Elsa Placement Site: UNICEF , New York On World Polio Day, October 24th, I had the amazing opportunity to volunteer and witness polio advocates, UNICEF and Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners gather for the event, ‘A Healthier Tomorrow: United to End Polio’ on Roosevelt Island, New York. Being able to stand before what remains of the Smallpox Hospital was such a surreal experience as it stands a historic symbol of the first and only

Placement Experience at the International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine

------- Adrian Pang Placement Site: International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (IIIS), University of Tsukuba, Japan My placement was in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, located some 50km northeast of the Tokyo metropolitan area. Home to many research and scientific institutions (such as JAXA, Japan’s space agency), Tsukuba is a city of education and innovation. It is a precious opportunity to be placed in a top-tier research institute like IIIS, which is designated

Two Eye-Opening Meetings with IFRC Geneva That Crafted My Humanitarian Voyage

------- Carey Chan Placement Site: IFRC , Geneva Interning at IFRC, Geneva has been a fabulous experience. During my 4 months internship with the Emergency Health team, I was fortunate to participate in and support 2 meaningful and important events. One was the annual Health Surge Technical Working Group meeting (see Figure 1), where participants from the fields of public health, clinical care, and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) across the Red Cross Red Cresce