6 August 2008
Nursing In South Sudan: Fiona Gillett
Nurse and midwife Fiona Gillett turned 40 and found the milestone to be a very challenging one.
'Where to now?' she asked.
The answer involved a most difficult, though empowering, assignment—a stint in the famine-affected and post-war torn South Sudan.
Fiona went to South Sudan under the auspices of the aid organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres.
In this interview, she talks of working in a treatment centre which saw about 1,000 patients a day.
Treating gunshot wounds from inter-clan violence and working hard to save malnourished babies was all part of her day in South Sudan.
Guests
Fiona Gillett
Midwife and nurse who to South Sudan with Medecins Sans Frontieres
Further Information
Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia
Presenter
Richard Aedy
Producer
Kerrie Jean Ross
Story Researcher and Producer
Kerrie Jean Ross
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