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Aileen Yenting Chang, Carrie Lynn Kovarik. Providing dermatologic care in Botswana.
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2010;7:19

Key words: Clinical dermatology, economic issues, social issues

Permanent link: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/7/19/full

Received: 06/12/2010 - Accepted: 07/12/2010 - Published: 09/12/2010

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Providing dermatologic care in Botswana

Aileen Yenting Chang¹, Carrie Lynn Kovarik^1,2,&

¹Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA, ²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

^&Corresponding Author

Dr. Carrie Kovarik, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, 3600 Spruce Street, 2 Maloney Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Tel: 2156622737, Fax. 2153495615, USA

Abstract

Dermatologists practicing in countries with limited resources are faced with multiple challenges, including medication unavailability/affordability, infrequency of clinics, and illiteracy. We share our experiences providing care in dermatology clinics throughout Botswana. We discuss the challenges we faced and several of the solutions we implemented. Lessons learned are applicable to similar resource-limited settings in Africa.

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