May 21
Wanted: GPs for Remote Rural Hospital in Uganda… Living in Liverpool and Sheffield, never having met, we were two recently qualified GPs, already feeling jaded with clinical practice in the UK. We were both searching to find an overseas long term placement that would allow us to combine direct clinical care with capacity building for …
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Apr 04
Just over 24hrs til we set foot in the UK! Whilst I am absolutely loving my time in Uganda (beautiful, warm, adventurous, friendly, lovely place) there are a few things I will be looking forward to over the next 2 weeks at home. Some are specific to the UK, some just about not being deep …
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Mar 25
When I was an undergraduate student I spent most of my university breaks in Zambia, setting up our SKIP project there. People used to ask me what the difference was between life in UK and life in Zambia and why I was so enamoured with it. My response invariably went something like this… In the …
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