Projects in Africa

International Organisation, Sudan

Frontier Medical was asked to provide short term medical support to the UN's mission in Sudan.

Four medical teams of six have been provided for a period of three months. Each medical team will be responsible for primary health care, emergency resuscitation and stabilising patients prior to evacuation. They will also carry out minor surgical procedures and provide treatment and observation of up to two patients for 24-48 hours.

Survey Company, Offshore Angola

This offshore survey project had a short-term requirement for a GP service and 24-hour emergency trauma support for 20 British and Eastern European personnel.

Offshore Seismic Company, Morocco

Frontier's ships medic supported a crew of Western, Chinese and Moroccan staff on a 2D seismic survey of the Tarfaya Shallow Bocks, Offshore Morocco. The medic was responsible for regular hygiene and the standard improved during over a 12 month period. With regards to healthy eating, the quality of food on board had also improved.

Land Seismic Company, Sudan

Frontier Medical was tasked with providing medical support for a land Seismic crew based in Khartoum, Sudan. The medic was also available to assist the Health and Safety Manager and Party Manager as and when required.

Offshore Survey Company, Nigeria

In addition to general medical support this client required Frontier Medical's doctor to promote malaria awareness and carry out urine collections for drug and alcohol testing. In addition to the general medical care required, the client requested the doctor to be involved with HSE duties.

Offshore Seismic Company, Mauritania

Frontier Medical provided a remote site medic for an offshore seismic project. The medic's main duties involved providing the appropriate emergency medical/trauma response and care, including emergency evacuation procedures and to provide routine medical and trauma care to client personnel at the clinic medical facilities. Frontier also provided an emergency crash kit suitable for this project and location.

Offshore Drilling Company, Transocean

Our ship's doctor travelled from UK to South Africa and then on to Australia for a major offshore drillers rig move. This journey lasted two months.

Oil Exploration and Development, Eritrea and Algeria

Prior to the start of the client's oil exploration programme in an independent Eritrea, Frontier Medical was contracted to conduct a detailed assessment of the extent and quality of local medical facilities. A further medical assessment of the client's drilling contractors was carried out to determine the level of support available on board an offshore rig. To maintain a high standard of on-site health and safety, first aid training was conducted with the client's crew.

Engineering and Construction, Algeria

Frontier's medic was required to monitor the general health of 180 international staff and to advise senior site management of the potential health problems and the best method of overcoming them.

Engineering and Construction, Egypt

The construction of a gas separation plant in the Western Desert of Egypt required medical care for a workforce of around 700. Frontier medics have been able to maintain high standards of on-site support, as well as having developed contingency plans in the event of a medical emergency. In addition, the medical staff have been responsible for an ongoing programme of first aid and fire fighting training.

Onshore Oil Exploration, Algeria

Frontier Medical provided medical support to seismic and drilling phases of an oil exploration programme in the Algerian desert. In addition to emergency and routine medical duties, Frontier medics have been responsible for monitoring health and hygiene issues, as well as carrying out first aid training for the crews.

International drilling company, Chad

Frontier Medical has been providing two French-speaking medics to an onshore drilling project in the Bongor Basin region, Chad. These medics are required to look after more than 80 personnel by providing emergency and medical duties. Frontier Medical has provided all of the necessary medical stores and equipment through our sister online medical supplies company, medekit. In addition with the Frontier formulary and dispensing protocols the medics are able to deal with any given situation that requires the prescribing of drugs.

Talisman Energy, Drilling Projects, Sudan

EMS supplied and operated clinics staffed by its Physicians Assistants at Heglig Oilfield and in the capital Khartoum for six years. Initially Talisman provided medical services solely for its own personnel but the clinic was subsequently opened up to other companies. Our medics served the medical needs of workers in national oil companies from Malaysia, China, Sudan and Canada. We were also retained to do a study of the Sudanese hospitals and emergency clinics in Khartoum and Port Sudan. Despite working in difficult circumstances, during their time off our medics often assisted with the client's charitable project of establishing small medical clinics throughout the region.

Survey Vessel, Angola

Medical support was required on board a vessel that was conducting surveys for a major operator. In addition to the provision of medical support, Frontier Medical conducted a health risk assessment.