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An ordinary doctor in an extraordinary place - Ed Moran (Blog)
22 September 2011

Dr Ed Moran is an old AHP favorite. Now working in Cape Town, this British doctor shares his stories and insights - his blog is definately worth the read... Read full story

A ward round at Mseleni Hospital (Blog)
14 September 2011

I arrived this morning at ward round a bit early this morning to check a couple of things. While I was busy looking at notes all the nurses came in and began a singing prayer. The sound was so beautiful it literally made the hair stick up on the end of the neck and its soberness was appropriate to the suffering in the surrounding beds... Read full story

Life without pre-op - Dr Rob Conway (Blog)
29 August 2011

"I was desperate to get back to Africa and I thought that South Africa might offer both the experience with some form of supervision that I desired. I was keen to do anaesthetics and not a more generalist role that many of the more rural and remote hospitals require doctors to perform. The planning took 12 months and was helped by a charity called African Health Placements (AHP) who facilitates doctors placements in rural South Africa." Read more... Read full story

From South Africa - Dr Steven de Clerq (Blog)
19 August 2011

Dr Steven de Clerq has been living in South Africa and working at St. Appolinaris Hospital in the KwaZulu-Natal province. During this time he has been keeping a blog (in Dutch). Read all about his time here so far. Read full story