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Athlone News: Doctor's orders - from Rylands to Pakistan, doctor aids medical world

28 November 2011
SATS, Pakistan, MSF
Dr Mohammed Dalwai, MSF doctor with colleagues in Timugara hospital, Pakistan. MSF
A young Rylands doctor who implemented the South African Triage Score (SATS) while working at a Pakistani hospital for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) received such success that MSF will now adopt the score (which helps to reduce waiting time for emergency patients) as its own in its projects worldwide... "I think it's really cool that a system that was adopted for South Africa in South Africa is now going to be used by MSF in Afghanistan, Haiti, Ethiopia and Somalia. It's very exciting," Dr Dalwai said... MSF will be the first international medical humanitarian organisation considering roll-out of the SATS in multiple low-resource, high burden...
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Pratical Details

MSF SA HIV/TB Clinical Training Course Duration: 2 weeks Location: Cape Town, South Africa Group: Basic course 6 participants; Advanced course 8 participants Per diems to be organised by MSF missions at R200/day.   Meals: Breakfast and lunch provided on course days Accommodation: Green Elephant guest house (see link ) Airport Transfer: Arranged by Green Elephant guest house, but please be prepared to take a taxi in the event of a pickup difficulty. Security: Please download and print security briefing here What to bring: Stethoscope Driver’s licence: if you have one, and if you’d like to make use of a hire car during your stay. (recommended for sightseeing around...
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