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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Training and practice of pediatric surgery in Africa: Past, present, and future
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, Volume 21, No. 2, Year 2012
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Description
The evolution and recognition of pediatric surgery as a specialty in Africa can be divided into 4 distinct phases, starting from early 1920s till the present. The pace of development has been quite variable in different parts of Africa. Despite all recent developments, the practice of pediatric surgery in Africa continues to face multiple challenges, including limited facilities, manpower shortages, the large number of sick children, disease patterns specific to the region, late presentation and advanced pathology, lack of pediatric surgeons outside the tertiary hospitals, and inadequate governmental support. Standardization of pediatric surgery training across the continent is advocated. Collaboration with well-established pediatric surgical training centers in Africa and other developed countries is necessary. The problems of delivery of pediatric surgical services need to be addressed urgently, if the African child is to have access to essential pediatric surgical services like his or her counterpart in the high-income parts of the world. © 2012 Elsevier Inc..
Authors & Co-Authors
Elhalaby, Essam A.
Egypt, Tanta
Tanta University Hospitals
Uba, Francis A.
Nigeria, Jos
University of Jos
Borgstein, Eric S.
Malawi, Zomba
University of Malawi
Malawi, Blantyre
Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Malawi
Rode, Heinz
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Millar, Allistair John Ward
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2012.01.002
ISSN:
10558586
e-ISSN:
15329453
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health