"There is empathy in every person, try to put yourself in someone’s shoes, and the world will never be the same.”
 

Travelling worldwide for the mission of healthcare worker 
As a registered nurse, Ms Sylvia Tsang nga-sze has always wanted to help the sick and injured around the world with her professional knowledge and skills. Ms Tsang has been serving in public hospitals after her graduation from Nursing School in 2010. After gaining enough experiences, Ms Tsang joined the overseas medical services as a healthcare worker. In 2015, Ms Tsang was deployed for the first time to Nepal in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The shocking scenes of large-scale destructions and the overwhelming number of people in need of medical attention affirmed her conviction in serving the sick and wounded. For an entire month, she saw patients struggling between life and death every day due to limited resources. Witnessing lives diminishing one after another, she asked herself, “what more could be done and how to do it in a better way for the patients?”
 

Six months after leaving Nepal, Ms Tsang set off to South Sudan again. She was assigned to a region with only one hospital remaining in operation. The facilities were simple and shabby, not to mention the adverse hygienic condition. “The saddest thing about being in the front line is that you know it is possible to save the patient’s life, but due to the limited resources in the developing region, the patient could only wait for death.” She believes that everyone should have access to basic healthcare services, and wishes to help the people that are most in need with all she can do.
 

Equip herself for the future journey
Over the past few years, Ms Tsang had already been to war zones like Iraq, Yamen, Gaza, etc. to carry out missions. She encountered a woman who selflessly gave her a scarf at the refugee camp in Iraq - “Any possession is a valuable asset for people displaced by war. But the woman saw that I was in need and unconditionally offered a helping hand. She made me realize that no matter under what circumstances, love can surpass race and belief, and made me even more certain of my future path.” Ms Tsang would be returning to school for postgraduate courses on international relations in order to better prepare herself for a long journey of humanitarian work.


Photo Credit: International Committee of the Red Cross