Medical Volunteer Abroad in Africa: Dr Charlotte Brits sole charge medical officer in bushland veldt. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B007AX83Z4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"This is one of the best set of stories about the Old Africa!" according to Old Africa lover. I just love stories about the way Africa was in the olden times, and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised with this collection. Usually it is first-time explorer stories one gets, but this one has some very personal expriences in there, sometimes on a more solemn note, but mostly hilarious! Well done Charlotte! Keep them coming!. Very entertaining A very entertaining read that enlightens anyone to the conditions back in those times and probably still happens in many third world countries today.. Amazon Customer said The only doctor in darkest Africa. An easy read.Stories give a clear account of what she went through back then.Unfortunately the title of the book is a little misleading.
She brought relief to almost everyone she treated. These are heart-warming, uplifting stories which show the fun, humor and resilience of the African bush people. In addition to the usual human medical needs like stitching knife cuts or bullet wounds, delivering babies in total darkness, extracting teeth outdoors, being the doctor in a tropical rain-storm, she also dealt with the dangers from snakes, jackals, hyenas, leopards, wild warthogs and scorpions. “This doctor magic will protect me from my jealous wives when I bring home my next wife.” Read these heart-warming accounts of how a young doctor dealt with the many challenges not covered by standard medical training. They were her protection system against police raids!" Chief Mahlangu insisted he buy her doctor’s van because it smelled strongly of disinfectant. But always there were smiles of gratitude. Do you know what it's like being a medical volunteer abroad? Ebola volunteers should read this book. Her payment was sometimes a goat, a chicken or a bag of peaches. Her patients never lived ordinary lives. When a young, white, female, freshly-graduated doctor went deep into the South African bush in the 1950s it was a real eye-opener. Often Jeyes Fluid (a fa