Professor Vojka Neskovic talks about her experiences as an anaesthetist in Belgrade.

Anaesthesia Compass is having a break over Easter and will resume on Friday April 16th

Mike Dobson reviews how anaesthesia has developed in the west since 1970, and how some of those developments have impacted on the rest of the world

Karen Leyden is a UK consultant anaesthetist who spent her infancy in Gulu, Uganda, worked as a teacher in Honduras, and is now the lead in planning the anaesthesia service in a brand new hospital. She talks about the choices that have to be made.

Mark Newton tells about some of the people who have impressed and encouraged him at Kijabe hospital.

Mark Newton talks about his 23 years working in Kijabe Hospital, Kenya.

Mike and Bill continue their discussion about generators, PVAs ( photovoltaic arrays), batteries, and future developments to improve availability of good quality electrical power.

Reliable electrical power is vital in the hospital and operating theatre. World expert Bill Wright talks about the things that often go wrong, and how to keep your electro medical equipment from being damaged.

Dr ElHassan Dhatti from Kano tells us about life as one of 300 specialist anaesthetists in a country of 208 million people