Act4Africa offers general clinical opportunities plus unique clinical experience in the specialised field of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
Resting on the shores of Lake Victoria, the largest tropical lake in the world, you have the choice of location in either Jinja or Kasese. In Jinja you will work in a local general hospital with opportunities to attend a clinic at one of the foremost research centres for HIV / AIDS in Uganda where you can experience African medicine at it's best.
Kasese is in western Uganda - the heart of untamed rural Africa - where you will experience work in a local general hospital with our local Community Health Education teams to gain experience of African community health practices in the 'bush'.
( All start dates are by personal arrangement and negotiable to suit your own medical speciality.)
Our Medical Student Electives meet the requirements of all major British schools, and offer you:
- A guaranteed clinical placement organised by professional staff in Uganda, Africa
- Your food and living costs overseas
- Ongoing support from our staff throughout your placement
- Expert advice and support from our UK team before you go out to Africa
- The knowledge that as a registered charity, you are directly supporting Act4Africa's overseas HIV/AIDS projects!
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Celebrate 10 Years of Act4Africa - 13th November 2010
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Tuesday, 01 Jun 10Leeds students join Walk of Hope
Chapter 2 of Walk of Hope 2010 by Laura Henderson
A big thank you and congratulations to the Leeds Metropolitan University Event Management students who put together an event to raise money for Act4Africa's Walk of Hope early in the year, not the brightest of days in the 2010 calendar so far, but everyone remained upbeat and on a high as they took on the challenge of 5.8miles around the very fabulous and stately Harewood House grounds.
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Friday, 26 Mar 10The Walk of Hope has started!
Chapter 1 of Walk of Hope 2010 by Rob Davies
The first 120 miles of the 4,162 mile Walk of Hope have been walked! 21 Leeds University students, their friends and other supporters battled against the rain on March 20th to kick-start our biggest ever fundraising event. And they put the icing on the cake with a fabulous comedy night with African drummers in a cocktail bar in Leeds to thank the walkers the week after the event.
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Tuesday, 14 Jul 09Kenya concern over pill popping
By Anne Mawathe, BBC News, Nairobi
In a radio advertisement at the centre of a controversy in Kenya, a distraught teenage girl asks for help after having unprotected sex.
"What shall I do? I'm still in college. What happens to my future, my friends, my family, my life?" she sobs.
The assistance offered is the emergency contraceptive pill - or morning-after pill.
The so-called "e-pill", which is also being advertised in...
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