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Clubfoot clinics in the Eastern Cape - Eugene Nizeyimana
9 February 2012

A Rwandan physiotherapist is changing the lives of many children every week by running a clubfoot clinic in the Eastern Cape. Read the story of how Eugene Nizeyimana ended up in Mthatha. Read full story

How working in South Africa reinvigorated my love for medicine - Dr Michael Laurino
6 February 2012

"After a rather chequered career in general practice ranging from years of locum work, through salaried positions, two partnerships a Masters degree in Psychotherapy, I was beginning to regard myself as a bit of a failed state! Whilst ricocheting from one unsuccessful working relationship to another I would find myself once again feeling frustrated, bored and singularly uninspired." Read full story

Rapid Sequence - Dr Jay Matthew (Blog)
3 February 2012

Dr Jay Matthew is an emergency medicine practitioner with a special interest in pre-hospital and tactical emergency medicine. Read his amazing blog as he documents the cases he is faces with in a KwaZulu-Natal hospital. Read full story

Journey in South Africa - Dr Jimmy Tee (Blog)
31 January 2012

"I wrote this article in May and it's due to be published in IMU Alumni Newsletter in January 2012. It's an account of my journey as a medical student in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, what I have seen and learned." Read full story