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Welcome
to ALERT
The All Africa
Leprosy, Tuberculosis and Rehabilitation Training Centre(ALERT)
would like to welcome you to the ALERT campus in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
We would
like you to have a comfortable stay with us, so we ask
you to take a little time to read this. It introduces
our training centre and its activities. We hope that
it will help you to make the most of your time here.
The
ALERT training facilities
The ALERT training
centre is well equipped with spacious classrooms and all the
necessary training facilities and audio-visual support. There is a
video room to watch training videos and a reading room where all
literature relevant to the courses can be consulted. The trainees
also have access to a very well stocked scientific library, which
ALERT shares with the Armauer Hansen Research Institute.
There is a 240-bed
teaching hospital with very busy dermatology,ophthalmology
and surgery departments, an orthopedic workshop and
access to a community based rehabilitation programme.
The ALERT Leprosy and Tuberculosis field programme has
been integrated into the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy
Control Programme and remains accessible for field training
purposes.
ALERT also closely collaborates with Addis Ababa University,
the urban TB Control programme and the Armauer Hansen
Research Institute.
Weather
Addis
Ababa is 2, 400meters (7,500 feet) above sea level,
so it can be cold in the mornings and evenings. You
will need warm sweaters, shoes and socks.Temperature
can drop to ± 5°C at night. The days are usually warm
and sunny but may still be cool inside buildings. The
rainy season is from mid July to the beginning of October.
There may be light rains during the rest of the year.
You need a light raincoat.
Food
The
Ethiopian national dish is injera, a type of pancake
eaten with wot, a variety of stews. Ethiopians like
their food spicy with chillies. The ALERT hostel serves
mainly European dishes but the menu will be adapted
to various needs. There are plenty of green vegetables
and fruit.
Money
The Ethiopian
currency is called Birr. There are 100 cents to the Birr. At the
airport you may have to change some money in order to get your visa.
You may be asked to declare how much foreign currency you have with
you and fill in a blue form. Keep this with you. You will need to
hand it in at the airport when you leave the country.
Traveller’s cheques
can be changed at the Central Bank but it is advisable
to come with some US dollars in cash.
Health
ALERT
does not provide health insurance. Please make sure
that you are suitably insured before coming to ALERT.
You need
a valid yellow fever vaccination certificate. Malaria
prophylaxis is recommended. Although there is no malaria
at ALERT, you may be exposed during field visits.
Things
you need to bring:
- Calculator
- Light
and warm clothes
- Light
rain coat
- Walking
shoes
- Torch
- Tennis
gear (if interested)
- Swimming
trunks (if interested)
- Sun
block for the fair skinned
- World
radio if you want to keep in touch
with what’s happening in the world
- Walkman
or discman if you like listening to music
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