Recruiter: DocTours
Location Epukiro, Namibia
Description
There is an urgent need for a general practitioner for a remote clinic in Namibia.
The role requires a minimum 3 month commitment and housing, food and transfers are all provided. For those who can stay longer, a salary would be offered.
Placement Overview – General Practitioners
The clinic is based in a remote area and is dedicated to the health and welfare of the local community. The local people are considered to be the oldest culture in the world and are traditionally hunter gatherers. They live in extreme poverty and our aim is to give the next generation the education, healthcare and help they need to survive and build a brighter, healthier future.
As the clinic doctor you will be running consultations and during the outreach work. You will be supported by the clinic’s Nurse and a translator. You will become familiar with the diseases affecting the local population and how to treat them.
It is primarily general practice work in this busy clinic. Approximately 40% of patients are children and 70% of these are under 5 years old so the project may well be of interest to paediatricians, as well as anyone with an interest in public health, or tropical medicine.
TB and HIV are prevalent in the community as is alcoholism, adult onset diabetes; cardiovascular disease, cataracts and cancer are sharply increasing. Common diseases amongst the child patients include fungal infections, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, dehydration, malnutrition and mouth infections. The clinic also assesses and treats emergency patients, and there is, on average, one emergency trip to the hospital each week, which is around one and a half hours drive away.
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Location Epukiro, Namibia
Description
There is an urgent need for a general practitioner for a remote clinic in Namibia.
The role requires a minimum 3 month commitment and housing, food and transfers are all provided. For those who can stay longer, a salary would be offered.
Placement Overview – General Practitioners
The clinic is based in a remote area and is dedicated to the health and welfare of the local community. The local people are considered to be the oldest culture in the world and are traditionally hunter gatherers. They live in extreme poverty and our aim is to give the next generation the education, healthcare and help they need to survive and build a brighter, healthier future.
As the clinic doctor you will be running consultations and during the outreach work. You will be supported by the clinic’s Nurse and a translator. You will become familiar with the diseases affecting the local population and how to treat them.
It is primarily general practice work in this busy clinic. Approximately 40% of patients are children and 70% of these are under 5 years old so the project may well be of interest to paediatricians, as well as anyone with an interest in public health, or tropical medicine.
TB and HIV are prevalent in the community as is alcoholism, adult onset diabetes; cardiovascular disease, cataracts and cancer are sharply increasing. Common diseases amongst the child patients include fungal infections, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, dehydration, malnutrition and mouth infections. The clinic also assesses and treats emergency patients, and there is, on average, one emergency trip to the hospital each week, which is around one and a half hours drive away.
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