William Wixon wrote:

i'd be afraid to go to africa.

I know an Aussie doctor working in Ethiopia right now. I don't know the
name of the organization he signed up with, but they provide him with a
bodyguard and advised him to never leave his hotel at night, and never
without his bodyguard. He describes the situation as desperately poor.
He's treated people that walked several days to see him. But the locals
he's helping, treat him like a rock star. He's a hell of a guy, comes
from a well to do family. His father has a national reputation in Oz and
he could make big bucks as a specialist. But he prefers to work in rural
areas and help those in need. I admire him greatly for what he's doing,
but often worry for his safety. He is btw, the doctor that got my wife
through aplastic anemia.

Jon