Science & Medicine
Rachel Palmer
Nursing educator and humanitarian
1931–2000Rachel Palmer was a Gambian nurse and humanitarian leader associated with the country’s nursing education and Red Cross movement. She led the Gambian School of Nursing and Midwifery and worked to strengthen professional nursing. Her Red Cross leadership formed part of the institution-building that supported Gambian health and humanitarian services after independence.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Helped establish the Gambia School of Nursing and Midwifery in 1962.
02Led the Gambian Red Cross.
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