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Deaths from malaria in Africa
The rest of the
world watches, but does almost nothing says Gavin Yamey and Amir
Attaran
[Full text] [PDF]
Why HIV prevention programmes fail
Catherine Campbell explains the reasons behind this, which may also apply to other
programmes [Full text] [PDF]
Practising just medicine in an unjust world
Initiatives to improve academic medicine in developing countries must come from within argues Zulfiqar Bhutta
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Picture Quiz: A crushed lung [Full text] [PDF]
Introduction to imaging: The head and neck
In the third part of our series, John Frank discusses the techniques used to image head and neck disorders [Full text] [PDF]
Managing sickle cell disease
Advances are being made in the management of sickle cell disease for all age groups. Susan Claster and Elliott P Vichinsky discuss the progress in improving symptoms, problems unique to particular age groups, and the types of drugs and treatments currently under investigation
[Full text] [PDF]
Children's right to sight
Blindness in children has many causes. Half of them are avoidable, and suitable cost effective interventions are available. Haroon Awan and Claire Gilbert explain the current global situation
[Full text] [PDF]
Are you interested in experiencing health care in a rural Kenyan village? Do you have a desire to make a difference? [Full text] [PDF]
How to treat: Faecal incontinence
Many treatment options now exist for this embarrassing condition, as Michael Kamm explains
[Full text] [PDF]
Educational extras [Full text] [PDF]
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Getting that job: The final offensive
In the final part of our series, Anita Houghton takes you through your strategy for getting the job you want [Full text] [PDF]
Tips on...Leading a team [Full text] [PDF]
Dealing with amorous advances from patients
Ever tempted to cross the line, or have you crossed it unintentionally? Anahita Kirkpatrick from the Medical Defence Union starts off our series on medicolegal matters, by focusing on patients' relationships with doctors or medical students [Full text] [PDF]
Writing a profile
Prolific profile writer and adviser on the studentBMJ, Clare Hughes gives some advice on how to do justice to the person you are profiling and get published [Full text] [PDF]
Profile Always hopeful
Naa Ashiley Vanderpuye trained in Holland but returned to work in her home country of Ghana. Mareeni Raymond finds out how she juggles life as the only full time doctor at a busy HIV/AIDS clinic in Accra as well as looking after her young baby [Full text] [PDF]
The advice zone
Got a career or university related problem that needs answering? Can't find the right person to point you in the right direction? Log on to the Advice Zone at www.bmjcareers.com/advicezone to post a question or to see if one of our experts has already solved your problem [Full text] [PDF]
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Paper plus: Non-standard grades in the NHS
This month, Jocalyn Clark looks at an analysis and a cross sectional questionnaire survey about advertisements for non-standard UK doctors' jobs. The research aims to help identify to what extent employers are exploiting doctors
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Planning your elective: Malawi[Full text] [PDF]
400 inpatients, 256 beds, and one doctor
Malawi, in southern Africa, is ranked among the poorest countries in the world, and many of its hospitals have only basic facilities. Rebecca Hodgkinson shares her elective experience, which she spent in a district general hospital to the south of Lake Malawi [Full text] [PDF]
Treating diarrhoea in emergency settings
Diarrhoea will have claimed 92 million lives by 2025. Sally Hargreaves from the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières takes a look at the treatment of diarrhoea in emergency settings [Full text] [PDF]
Uganda Village Project [Full text] [PDF]
Bilharzia: war against the worm
The parasitic disease bilharzia is endemic in more than 70 tropical countries. Bishoy Morris takes a look at the battle against this waterborne flatworm [Full text] [PDF]
Kala-azar and elephantiasis
Under-represented in the Indian press, elephantiasis and kala-azar take their toll on poor communities. Sanjit Bagchi reports on these endemic parasitic infections [Full text] [PDF]
River blindness
Chibuzo Odigwe explains the history and current treatment strategies for a disease that has been a large scale problem in Africa since recorded history began [Full text] [PDF]
Romanian Gypsies
With high rates of tuberculosis and malnutrition, the Gypsy people of Romania have specific health problems. After working in Romania, John-Paul Smith considers the health difficulties facing this marginalised population [Full text] [PDF]
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