Stability. Certainty. Safety. I ventured into the humanitarian sector, managing and leading teams in countries with fluctuating stability, uncertainty a part of daily life, and where careful planning was essential for staff and patient safety. On returning to the NHS, I look for ways to apply what I learnt in humanitarian settings to my everyday […]
Category: Humanitarian Leadership
Humanitarian Leadership: Across to the Caribbean. By Eleanor Harvey
Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The city spanning valley and mountain, where art and music are wrapped up in culture yet muffled by the battles that rage and the bullets that ricochet through its streets. Here is a recounting of my first trip to the Caribbean, where I worked as a humanitarian project pharmacy manager. This blog aims […]
Humanitarian Leadership: Lessons from the Central African Republic. By Eleanor Harvey
Raindrops. Lightening. Population health. Porch and puddles. Despite the tropical downpour, we had made it to the outlying health centre and looked out from the cover of the porch on to a wet and muddy landscape. The working day here starts early in the morning; we had arrived close to midday and so I thought […]