STROKE
‘Zambia has been hit by a terrible drought and most people are now going for days without food’. Clinical Officer, Zambia November 2019.
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Sep
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Sep
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
“Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability. ”
Sir William Osler
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Sep
DROUGHT IN ZAMBIA
‘Zambia has been hit by a terrible drought and most people are now going for days without food’. Clinical Officer, Zambia November 2019.
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Sep
EMERGENCY
“Management of emergencies is taught but dealing with an emergency theoretically is different from dealing with the emergency in real life.”
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Sep
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Sep
MALARIA
Or THE HUMAN FACE of TELEMEDICINE
Much of the Art of Medicine relies upon direct Patient-Doctor interaction; Moving consultations to phone or screen might risk losing some of the vital benefits of real face-to-face interactions.
04
Sep
BELLS PALSY AND TMJ DISLOCATION
Or THE HUMAN FACE of TELEMEDICINE
Much of the Art of Medicine relies upon direct Patient-Doctor interaction; Moving consultations to phone or screen might risk losing some of the vital benefits of real face-to-face interactions.
04
Sep
A VIRTUAL DOCTOR IN THE FIELD
Volunteer Doctor Ian Cross has been spending the past few month in Zambia on one of his regular rotations supporting Mfuwe Rural Health Centre in Mambwe district, Eastern Province, and enjoying being a user at “both ends” of our service!
He shares this anecdote from the field, interacting with Volunteer Doctor Caroline on a case at Kakumbi Rural Health Centre.
04
Sep
ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING
Worldwide around 3 million deaths per year result from the harmful use of alcohol. The Clinical Officers in the Facilities we support in Sub-Saharan Africa face similar challenges: they often have to deal with conditions where alcohol is a causal or contributing factor.
04
Sep
JUST DRUNK? THE HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL
Worldwide around 3 million deaths per year result from the harmful use of alcohol. The Clinical Officers in the Facilities we support in Sub-Saharan Africa face similar challenges: they often have to deal with conditions where alcohol is a causal or contributing factor.