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

• Published in: Globalization and health Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 18
• Main Authors: Lasker, Judith N, Aldrink, Myron, Balasubramaniam, Ramaswami, Caldron, Paul, Compton, Bruce, Evert, Jessica, Loh, Lawrence C, Prasad, Shailendra, Siegel, Shira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.02.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Best practices; Evidence-Based Practice; Global Health; Global health education; Guidelines; Guidelines as Topic; Health aspects; Health education; Humans; Medical Missions - standards; Practice guidelines (Medicine); Review Literature as Topic; Short-term medical missions; Study and teaching; Volunteers; Global health education; Short-term medical missions; Best practices; Standards; Volunteers; Guidelines

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 and maximize benefit...