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When Indra Jolayemi travelled to Tonga it marked the 12th time in 11 years as a volunteer, while when Dionne Smithwick spent three weeks in Madagascar volunteering with , it marked her third assignment with the international development organisation. Dionne and Indra are recurrent volunteers 鈥� taking their skills to international communities where access to health care is limited,聽assisting in lifesaving and life-changing surgeries.

Both Dionne and Indra are operating theatre nurses at 鈥� Indra at the as well. In Tonga, Indra has assisted in surgeries for mainly urological conditions. In addition to carrying out surgeries, the team of volunteers in Tonga also helped upskill local staff, making care more sustainable. 鈥淰olunteering is amazing,鈥� Indra said. 鈥淵ou go out of your comfort zone; you become very innovative. You bring that creativeness back. You juggle and think wider.鈥�

Indra in theatre at Monash Health.

In Madagascar in September 2024, Dionne assisted in a variety of surgeries, including paediatric orthopaedics, ophthalmology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. 鈥淵ou learn so much and you are able to give so much back,鈥� Dionne said, having performed the roles of scrub nurse and circulation nurse in the operating theatre as part of previous stints with the organisation that saw her travel to Senegal and Sierra Leone. 鈥淚t is just so rewarding,鈥� Dionne said. 鈥淭he organisation helps people who have absolutely nothing and no other means of health care, and [the patients] are just so grateful.鈥�

Speaking about these nurses鈥� recurrent international volunteering, Casey 黑料吃瓜群网 Acting General Manager Annie Sherry said it 鈥渘ot only enriches the lives of the people they help鈥� but also 鈥渇osters innovation鈥� and gives the volunteer a broader perspective, which has benefits for the hospital as well as it 鈥渆nhances our ability to deliver exceptional care to our patients鈥�.

鈥淲e are grateful for their commitment and the positive impact they make both globally and locally,鈥澛燬herry added.

Top image:聽Nurses Indra and Dionne (left to right).