Encounters in Moria refugee camp: Part 1
There are some things that you expect before going to do relief or development work. You can brush up on infectious diseases and vaccination campaigns. You know that the setting will be low-resource; that there will be a culture gap between you and your patients; that you will often have to work through a translator. You read up on the politics and culture of the place you will be or where potential patients might be coming from. There are things you expect but cannot truly prepare for before being on site. Often, for example, there is a warning…
