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Posted on 10 September 2007 by
Richard de Soldenhoff is the Netherlands Leprosy Relief's Regional Medical Officer for Eastern Indonesia. Always a "field man", he completes 27 years in leprosy control when he retires at the end of this year.
Categories: Field Activities
Posted on 1 August 2007 by
Il y a un jour que je suis arrivé à Gihofi, province Rutana au sud du pays, frontalière avec la Tanzanie. On est ici avec une équipe du Programme National Lèpre et Tuberculose, PNLT, pour effectuer une formation/campagne de dépistage actif de la lèpre.
Categories: Field Activities
Posted on 1 August 2007 by
After an invigorating start to the day (walk, bath, breakfast, a dose of the news), I am ready to start work in earnest at 9 a.m. I meet briefly with my Deputy Directors for Finance/Administration and Medical/Technical matters and our Administrative Officer to discuss the day's programme and a few pending matters.
Categories: Field Activities
Posted on 5 July 2007 by
A strong desire obligated me to set aside the office work for a day. I had to visit the field again. This was something which I had done regularly for twenty years up until the time, a few years ago, when a team I had successfully built up, had been able to take over full responsibility for this task from me.
Categories: Africa, Field Activities, Yemen
Posted on 23 March 2007 by
What is needed to face up to the challenges that arise every day? Roland's answer: "A stout heart!" replies Roland Müller, writing the first in a series of articles 'A Day in the life of...'
Categories: Field Activities, United Republic of Tanzania