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A two-year placement in the Solomon Islands

Rosalie Schultz
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06481.x
Published online: 6 December 2004

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.


  • 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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