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Imaging in Developing Countries |
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Special Interest Group |
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Web Links |
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Volunteering |
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Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) |
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Arranges placements, usually of 2 years, in around 40 developing countries. |
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www.vso.org |
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Rebuild Partnership |
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Radiography volunteer sending agency working in Africa. |
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www.rebuildpartnership.org |
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Medics Travel |
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Contains advice, support and contact details for those wishing to set up an overseas placement. |
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www.medicstravel.org |
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Skillshare International |
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Places volunteers, including health volunteers in developing countries. |
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www.skillshare.org |
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Friends of Ludhiana |
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Arranges placements at CMC Hospital, Ludhiana, Northern India. Volunteers pay air fare, hospital provides board and lodgings. |
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www.friendsofludhiana |
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Mercy Ships |
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US based charity which runs hospital ships, working mostly in subsaharan Africa. Volunteers raise funds to pay for their placement. |
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www.mercyships.org.uk |
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Professional Bodies |
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Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) |
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Professional body for radiographers in the UK. |
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www.sor.org |
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International Society of Radiographers and Radiology Technologists (ISRRT) |
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International organisation which promotes availabilty and standards of radiography. |
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www.isrrt.org |
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Equipment & Books |
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Jet X-ray |
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Sell pre-owned imaging equipment. Can source to requirements. |
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www.jetxray.co.uk |
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GB Medical |
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Sell pre-owned imaging equipment. |
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www.gb-medical.co.uk |
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American Medical Resources Foundation (AMRF) |
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US based charity which collects, refurbishes and then donates equipment to hospitals in the developing world. |
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www.amrf.com |
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World Radiography Education Trust Fund (WRETF) |
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Small independent charity which, amongst other things, collects textbooks from donors and distributes them to those in need. |
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www.wretf.com |
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Other Useful Sites |
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World Health Organisation (WHO) |
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Global body for world health. |
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www.who.org |
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Radiology Outreach Foundation |
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Provides radiology professors, imaging equipment and books to developing countries. |
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http://franciscoguatemala |
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Tropical Health and Education Trust |
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Provides training for healthworkers in developing countries and encourages links with hospitals in UK |
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www.thet.org |
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World Health Imaging, Telemedicine and Informatics Alliance |
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Charity aiming to provide hospitals in developing countries with access to low-cost digital X-ray and telemedicine systems; |
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www.worldhealthimaging.org/ |
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Radiologic Philanthropy Forum |
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Forum that supports those involved in Radiology with a desire to aid in the donation of equipment, supplies, and services to underpriveleged communities. |
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Members Links |
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Diagnostic Imaging in Countries with Few Resources Blog |
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Harald Østensen, former WHO Director of Diagnostic Imaging, has written a blog. |
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http://losna-rad.blogspot.com/ |
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Mildmay International |
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HIV/AIDS prevention activities, including a centre for the care of children with HIV/AIDS in Uganda |
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www.mildmay.org |
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OPT-IN |
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Overseas Partnering and Training Initiative of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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www.optin.uk.net |
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ClubPACS |
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An international (vendor neutral) community for Health Informatics Professionals and supporting staff. |
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www.clubPACS.com |
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BinaryHealthCare.com |
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Social Enterprise advocating the importance of Health IT as an enabler for “better patient care at lower cost” |
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http://www.binaryhealthcare.com |
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Radiology Schools.com |
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Your guide to researching radiology schools and careers. |
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www.radiology-schools.com |