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title: Lantum Blog | humanitarian work
description: humanitarian work | Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers
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## [How can I combine GP work with humanitarian aid?](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/how-can-i-combine-gp-work-with-humanitarian-aid)

Many GPs are drawn to do humanitarian aid work. It's a natural extension of the vocational aspect of being a GP. Some GPs have chosen the locum career path particularly with humanitarian aid work in....

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08 Aug 2016

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## [From Kensington to Thessaloniki: A week as a refugee doctor in Greece](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/from-kensington-to-thessaloniki-a-week-as-a-refugee-doctor-in-greece)

Like so many of you, I have watched the News over the past few months and

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15 Dec 2015

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## [GP volunteers in the Lesbos Refugee Camp](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/gp-volunteers-in-the-lesbos-refugee-camp)

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01 Oct 2015

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## [A GP Volunteer in in the Syrian Refugee Crisis](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/a-gp-volunteer-in-in-the-syrian-refugee-crisis)

***Posting by GP Dr Luqmaan Malik***

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