In this instalment of the Assistance & Repatriation Review, we look at the complex considerations involved in providing assistance in sub-Saharan Africa; we investigate how international students can suffer from poor mental health – and how to support them; and we explore the current state of the funeral repatriation sector.

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Providing assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Oliver Cuenca explores what it takes to provide medical assistance to travellers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dealing with culture shock among international students

Alysia Cameron-Davies examines the mental health support available for students in crisis

A woman holding a patients hand looking sad

International funeral service provision

Robin Gauldie explores how the international funeral repatriation industry is adapting to changing times and new challenges

Interview: Agathi Kanellou, Medical Claims International

Agathi Kanellou, Managing Director of Medical Claims International, talks to Oliver Cuenca about the work of her company and its subsidiary, MCI Assist

Interview: James Henderson and Sue Williams, Healix

Healix International’s James Henderson and Sue Williams speak to Mandy Langfield about their roles and efforts to mitigate risks for international travellers

Why insurance companies need to charge more

Dr Simon Worrell, Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Chiron International, posits that a minimum price for travel insurance may not be a bad thing

Insuring the Himalayan climbing season

Jonathan Frankham, General Manager, UK and Europe, at World Nomads, runs through what climbers and insurers should consider ahead of this year’s Everest climbing season

A transatlantic challenge with an unexpected layover

AMREF Flying Doctors (AFD) recounts a challenging mission to take an elderly woman back home to the US after a serious medical incident on holiday in Tanzania