Category: Chris Carter’s Blog

Attitude is an important concept when tackling a problem of the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. A conversation with a laboratory technician helped me to relate to the local viewpoint of the infection, and how this will affect the future of the epidemic in Botswana. Upon spending time visiting the laboratory in Mahalapye, I became…

In this post, Chris Carter, a final-year medical student at the University of Birmingham, continues his series of blogs from a hospital in Botswana … Outside of the hospital, HIV/AIDS appears to have become fairly taboo amongst the locals. On more than one occasion, I have been party to conversations which put down those living…

In this post, Chris Carter, a final-year medical student at the University of Birmingham, continues his series of blogs from a hospital in Botswana …   I promised yesterday to discuss transmission, and how education and awareness can play a part in its reduction. Outside of HIV/AIDS, the next most common illness that I have…

Chris Carter, a final-year medical student at the University of Birmingham, is currently undertaking his ‘elective’ in the town of Mahalapye, Botswana. The elective is designed as a way for medical students to develop a wider understanding of their chosen specialism – perhaps through undertaking clinical research, or visiting a different country. Chris has chosen to…