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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Development of oculoplastic surgery in kinshasa (Capital of Democratic Republic of Congo)
Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, Volume 230, No. 1, Year 2013
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The partnership between Saint Joseph Hospital in Kinshasa (Capital city of DRC) and University Eye Clinic Rostock, Germany exists since 2000. The ophthalmologists from Rostock University performed 12 visits of St. Josef Hospital with the aim to perform oculoplastic surgery in complicated cases as well as to teach the local ophthalmologists. There they performed about 150 surgeries (entropion, ectropion, ptosis, repair of lid injuries, eye lid reconstruction and tumour management, lacrimal surgery) in joint teams. The programme of on-site training was established during this time. Meanwhile, the Kinshasa colleagues are able to perform the basic techniques by themselves. Two colleagues have obtained advanced training in oculoplastics in Rostock. The fruitful cooperation enabled the development of oculoplastic surgery in St. Josef Hospital in Kinshasa. The further education and training proccesses will support the continuous advancement in ophthalmological health care in DRC. © 2013 Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
Knappe, Steffi
Germany, Rostock
Universität Rostock Uniklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät
Guthoff, Rudolf Friedrich
Germany, Rostock
Universität Rostock Uniklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät
Kilangalanga, Janvier N.
Congo, Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph Hospital
Schittkowski, Michael Peter
Germany, Gottingen
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Klett, Artur
Estonia, Tallinn
East Tallinn Central Hospital
Zhivov, A.
Germany, Rostock
Universität Rostock Uniklinikum Und Medizinische Fakultät
Statistics
Citations: 6
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1055/s-0032-1328097
ISSN:
00232165
e-ISSN:
14393999
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Violence And Injury
Study Locations
Congo