Abstract
Having had considerable practical experience of ultrasound in Tropical Medicine during my work in Africa establishing ultrasound training programmes, it was as a result of very kind sponsorship from Philips Medical Systems and BMUS that I had the opportunity to reinforce this with some theoretical education and training through attendance at this excellent short course held at the Division of Infectious and Tropical Disease at Pavia University. Pavia is an old provincial capital of Roman origin in Northern Italy and home to one of the more ancient universities in Europe, it is situated approximately 40 km south of Milan and in 1999 came first in the most 'liveable city' competition. It is a peaceful, clean town with a number of fine medieval churches and palaces in its cobbled streets.
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