Guidelines for responsible short-term global health activities: developing common principles

• Main Authors: Judith N. Lasker (Author), Myron Aldrink (Author), Ramaswami Balasubramaniam (Author), Paul Caldron (Author), Bruce Compton (Author), Jessica Evert (Author), Lawrence C. Loh (Author), Shailendra Prasad (Author), Shira Siegel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Growing concerns about the value and effectiveness of short-term volunteer trips intending to improve health in underserved Global South communities has driven the development of guidelines by multiple organizations and individuals. These are intended to mitigate potential harms...