TA medics: Working in Afghanistan ‘is so rewarding’

Two British medics in the Territorial Army who were plucked from hospitals in the UK to help the fight in Afghanistan say what they are doing is very rewarding and a life-changing experience.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, corporal Clare Waters, a district nurse from Brentwood, Essex, and captain Angus Wilson, a doctor from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, have been treating troops and local people since October.

Captain Wilson said that by helping sick and injured Afghans has helped win a lot of people over, a big reward in itself, while working in different conditions has brought the best out of them.

"We are giving them lifesaving treatment. So we are helping with hearts and minds. It’s a very rewarding job here because in the NHS it’s a continuous grind. You can do your job here the way you want to do it," he told the newspaper.

British medics recently saved the life of six-year-old Rahmadullah, an Afghan boy who was seriously ill with tetanus.

Posted by Mark Wilkins