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Postponed Kano visit

Posted on : 25-01-2012 | By : admin | In : Uncategorized

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Unfortunately due to the current unrest in Kano and in other parts of Nigeria our planned trip this January 2012 has been postponed. At present we have been reassured from our friends and colleagues at ECWA that they are safe but they have obviously been affected by the terrible circumstances and the tragedies that have taken place.

We hope the turmoil in Nigeria will settle soon and look forward to the safe arrival of our colleagues from ECWA in May / June of this year. We plan to use that visit to cement ideas that are currently being put into practice at ECWA and allow our colleagues to further enhance their knowledge from clinical time in the Western Trust. The final visit in the current program will see us returning to ECWA at the end of the year.

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