------- Chung Wai Hin, Linus Placement Site: Hellenic Pasteur Institute , Athens On the 4th and 5th of November, I attended the Final Conference of BE READY PLUS — the European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness at the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Athens. This gathering marked the culmination of a collaborative effort and the final stage before the launch of its successor, BE READY NOW. For me, it was quite significant as it served as a vivid introduction to the intricate

------- Kim Minji Placement Site: WWF, Hong Kong Over the past six months (second half of 2025), my placement at WWF Hong Kong has given me a much more grounded and realistic understanding of what conservation work looks like in practice, especially in a busy urban context like Hong Kong. I went in expecting a mix of fieldwork, data analysis, community engagement, and maybe some exposure to sustainable finance, and I did experience elements of all of these, just in quieter, m

------- 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

------- 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

------- 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

------- Samantha Choi Placement Site: China CDC , Shanghai In mid-October, my team traveled to Yueyang, Hunan, to conduct a field inquiry...

------- Yixuan Huang Placement Site: WWF , Hong Kong The internship at WWF-HK has been a fascinating experience for me. Throughout this...