Sunday, 01 Jan 12Health Professionals - Electives 2012
Health Professionals
The health sector in Uganda is challenged by a number of factors that present significant obstacles to health service delivery, including: critical shortages and unbalanced distribution of qualified health workers at all levels of the public health system; shortages and irregular supply of essential drugs and medical supplies.
Whether you are a health professional on a career break or retired let us design you a placement to suit your level.
Placements are "tailor made" to suit your skill, expertise and interest. As an experienced deliverer of health education in Africa over many years, Act4africa is uniquely placed to understand your requirements.
NOTE: All start dates and duration are by personal arrangement and negotiable to suit your own medical speciality.
You have the choice of location in either either Jinja Resting on the shores of Lake Victoria Kasese in western Uganda - the heart of untamed rural Africa.
Should you choose Jinja during time off at the weekends you could experience the "adrenaline rush" of white water rafting on the mighty River Nile, bungee jumping or simply relax by one of the hotel pools or explore the fascinating town of Jinja.
Kasese lies near the shores of Lake Albert and offers the chance to explore the beautiful "Queen Elizabeth" Game Park with unique gorilla treks only a few of hours drive south.
It's very easy to join our exciting programmes for health professional in Uganda.
The fundraising Project Target for up to FOUR weeks is £775 (not including airfares)
(Extra weeks at £98 per week) Further weeks can be secured as required, please advise when you contact us.
Some of the Features Act4Africa offers:
* A guaranteed clinical placement, organised by professional staff in Uganda, Africa.
* Ongoing support from our staff throughout the placement.
* Expert advice from our UK team before you go out to Africa.
* The knowledge that as well as being a registered charity, all profit goes directly back into our overseas projects and into the heart of the communities on the ground
We are now taking bookings for 2012, so if you would like to register your interest, click here to send us an email for Medical Electives.
Click here to download our Medical Electives Application Form (.doc, 115KB)
Sunday, 01 Jan 12Medical Electives - Uganda - 2012
Act4Africa offer general clinical opportunities or unique clinical experience in Uganda
NOTE: All start dates and duration are by personal arrangement and electives can be "tailor made" to suit your own medical interests or speciality
The practice of medicine in foreign countries is starkly different to that in the UK.
In poorer countries, medical care is expensive and often patients can't afford treatments. As well as gaining experience in the medical field you wouldn't have been able to see at home, you will also gain experience of how doctors in Uganda work given the daily challenges they face. Very poor resources mean different, often innovative approaches are taken. For example, the prescribing of drugs is a major problem for doctors when dealing with the very poor. A patient prescribed a course of antibiotics can, in many cases, only afford to purchase a small number of pills and the chances of them completing a full course are very slim. Despite the lack of resources the medical staff are able perform and provide extensive services, extending their personal & professional skill-set.
The Elective Placements
Our elective placements in Uganda are based at the either Jinja or Kasese and we offer you the choice of either location. Kasese is in western Uganda - the heart of untamed rural Africa whilst Jinja is on the shores of Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world – but both locations offer you experience of work in a busy general hospital.
The hospitals act as a referral centres to other health facilities in the Regions. There is greater attendance during the rainy season (January to April) due to the increased incidence of Malaria, Cholera and Pneumonia. The common conditions which are seen at the hospital include communicable diseases mainly TB, Malaria, Anaemia, HIV and non-communicable diseases mainly Diabetes and Hypertension. This is in addition to casualties where fractures are the most common cause of attendance.
Standard hours that the medical students will be able to spend in the hospital will be Monday to Friday, 8am until 3pm. However these are flexible and likely to be varied due to the nature of the placements.
The hospitals provide in-patient and out-patient care in the following fields:
• Surgery
• Dental
• Radiography
• Maternity and Paediatrics
• Ophthalmology
• HIV/AIDS counselling
• Tuberculosis and Malaria testing and treatment
• Diagnostic laboratory
The Fundraising Target (set for 2012) for up to FOUR weeks elective in Uganda is £775 (not including airfares).
(Extra weeks at £98 per week) Further weeks can be secured as required, please advise when you contact us.
We are now taking bookings for 2012, so if you would like to register your interest, click here to send us an email for Medical Electives.
[NOTE: The lower age limit for this trip is 18]
Click here to download our Medical Electives Application Form (.doc, 115KB)
