Some doctor programs require all medical students to take a family medicine class, while other programs reserve these classes for those who intend to practice family medicine. Those specializing in family medicine will take multiple classes in this topic.
Written By: Copperbelt, formerly Western, province, central Zambia, east-central Africa. It is bounded by North-Western (to the west) and Central (south) provinces and by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (to the north and east). Ndola, in the east, is the capital of the province.
Industrial-scale copper mining in Africa typically goes back as far as 1966, to when the Palabora Mining Company opened the first open-cast copper mine in South Africa, known as the Palabora Copper Mine. This mine is iconic for copper mining in Africa, as it is one of the largest and the deepest open cast mines in the world. The main copper-producing countries are Zambia, South Africa, and the Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which typically dominate copper mining in Africa. In 2008, Zambia produced 502 998 tonnes of copper, South Africa produced 89 700, and the DRC produced 131 400.