"The Nursing University in the Jungle: How Myanmar's Nurses Educated the Next Generation"

"The Nursing University in the Jungle: How Myanmar's Nurses educated the next generation" with Marcus Wootton

Summary:

Nearly six years ago, Myanmar's fledgling democracy was ended by a brutal coup, and the country fell into civil war. In the middle of this chaos, many of Myanmar's nurses refused to keep a military-run health system going, and once the regime started arresting and attacking health workers who joined the walkout, going back became dangerous.

Thousands of health workers fled into rural areas of Myanmar and into hiding. Myanmar's population faced a double calamity: a health system collapsing because of the civil war, and few new nurses being educated. This talk tells the story of Myanmar's nurses rising from the ashes, and of a secret network of nursing academics from around the world who helped educate the next generation of Myanmar's nurses.

Bio:

Marcus Wootton, a nurse and academic, has spent over twenty years in fragile and conflict-affected settings, including Vietnam, Nepal and South Sudan. He leads the Royal College of Nursing's International Academy and holds posts at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the University of Edinburgh. He writes on Global nursing and conflict.

Venue:
Blue's Kitchen Brixton, 40 Acre Ln, London SW2 5SP

Event Running Time:
(We recommend arriving early if you're ordering food at the venue!)
Doors from 7pm
Introduction: 7:25pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Q&A: 8:10pm
Finish: 8:30pm

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