The Life-Line Clinic, Namibia | Job Oppurtunity

Namibia Medical volunteer This challenging programme offers you a unique opportunity to work at a small, rural Bushman clinic in Africa and make a difference to the lives of those in most need. N/a’an ku sê is a unique and special place in the heart of Namibia which is committed to conserving wildlife and improving [...]

Heat related injuries in extreme desert conditions

Heat related injuries in extreme desert conditions

Operating in extremely hot conditions creates a unique set of medical risks. In the link is the medical outline – for non medics, regarding those risks from the Namibia Ultra Marathon training guide.

News just in…Namibia Ultra Marathon completed

We’ve just heard from the Namibia Ultra Marathon race director Steve Clark, that everyone is now back in Swakopmund. Steve said the race was very tough with temperatures getting up to 42 ºc. Winner Darren Roberts was very surprised and shocked to hear he won the race but once it sunk in he was delighted. [...]

Desert Medicine Course – Damaraland, Namibia, August 2008

Namibia was the location for Expedition Medicine’s first Desert Medicine Course  The dramatic landscapes of Namibia 2009 dates for Desert Medicine Course; 19th – 25th of April. Author: Dr Claire Roche A country famous for its Skeleton coast, an eerie graveyard of numerous shipwrecks which have fallen victim to its rough waters, home to towering [...]

Kuiseb Canyon | Namibia | first decent

There are not many places left in the world that have not been fully explored but the Kuiseb Canyon located deep within Namibia Namib-Naukluft is one such place.  Its remoteness, inhospitality and lack of water have stopped easy travel though its hidden folds and preserved a landscape little influenced by outside influences. However, recently an [...]

Desert Medicine training course Namibia

Desert Medicine training course Namibia This has got to be one of the most superbly located medical training courses in the world. With a base camp in the shadow of the countries highest mountain – Burnt Mountain or Brandberg in a river valley frequented by desert elephants the training syllabus with explore this region as [...]