I wanted to work somewhere exotic, experience a different lifestyle and contribute to health advancement in a developing country. So I was delighted when Australian Volunteers International offered both me and my partner, also a doctor, a 2-year placement (February 2002 to February 2004) in Makira Province, previously the Eastern Solomon Islands.
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- Centre for Disease Control, Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services, Alice Springs, NT.
Correspondence:
- 1. Government of Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands: Human Development Report 2002. Building a nation. Volume 1: Main report. Windsor, Queensland: Mark Otter Publications, 2002.
- 2. World Health Organization. The World Health Report 2002: reducing risks, promoting healthy life. Geneva: WHO, 2002.
- 3. World Health Organization. Home-based maternal records: guidelines for development, adaptation and evaluation. Geneva: WHO, 1994.
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