Annelies - Blog Week 3

The context of this week was the international conference in Mysore. The 4 days were all about the gender equity: social issues and health challenges in today’s context. The international conference was on the university of Mysore. The first day was all about transgender issues. The special was that there were 3 speakers who have to deal with the transgender issues. They shared their experiences and this made the topic more empathetic and they put some power behind it.

The next day came there 3 other speakers of Aarogyaseva. They made a movie about transgenders and showed the life here in India trough they eyes. Near the movie was a powerful speech. This was a good combination which held the attention of the public.

On this conference i saw a lot of presentations and i met people from all over the world, but i didn’t only listen, i presented my topic as well. The skin therapist is very unknown around the world. This conference was a good opportunity to make the change in this. The presentation was about the profiling of the skin therapist. I shared my experiences of the healthcare in India. I told them about the treatments we do and what we could mean for the healthcare. Even in the Netherlands is the skin therapist not very well known. It was a pleasure to do a presentation on this conference. I was a little nervous, but after the presentation i was glad i did it!

Next week i will observate the cosmetic department of the dermatology. That is already the last week in India, but fortunately, it is not the end of my volunteer experience, then I'm going to Nepal to volunteer two more weeks!

Disclaimer: Annelies is a native Dutch speaker. This article has not been edited for either content or grammar.  The opinions expressed within this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of AarogyaSeva and AarogyaSeva does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.

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Annelies Herikhuisen, The Netherlands - 6th November to 5th December 2015

My name is Annelies Herikhuisen from the Netherlands.

I am studying skin therapy at the Hague University of professional education. The passion for my profession wanted to make me do something good for the international health care. This is my dream. Doing an internship in Asia. Why just stay in The Netherlands? I feel blessed to do it here in Bangalore with AarogyaSeva. During a period of 4 weeks I will volunteer in the Dermatology wards, burns and plastic surgery wards. During my stay I want to experience the India healthcare system, the Indian skin types and the Indian skin diseases.

In addition to my experience in the hospital, I will go to the international conference in Mysore. I will give here a presentation about the profession of skin therapy and what it can bring to the international healthcare. I will also help with the project India Inclusion Summit in Bangalore. It is very special for me that my internship is so versatile. So I get to experience most of the Indian culture and the healthcare organization. I hope I can contribute as much as I can during my stay here. This internship is a perfect combination between the practical side of the profession, see the health care system and to let the world hear what the skin therapists are!My profession is still very unknown around the world, I hope that my profession will develop further in India and elsewhere, so that in the future I can offer the best in the international healthcare. Everyone deserves the best health, because health is the best thing you can have in life.