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ArticleeNeurologicalSci2016

Building neurosurgical capacity in low and middle income countries.

Anthony Fuller, Tu Tran, Michael Muhumuza, Michael M Haglund

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Article in eNeurologicalSci, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Anthony FullerDuke University Medical School, Durham, NC, USA.
Tu TranDuke University Global Health Institute, Durham, NC, USA.
Michael MuhumuzaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.
Michael M HaglundDuke University Medical School, Durham, NC, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurosurgery capacity in low- and middle-income countries is far from adequate; yet burden of neurological diseases, especially neuro-trauma, is projected to increase exponentially. Previous efforts to build neurosurgical capacity have typically been individual projects and short-term missions. Recognizing the dual needs of addressing disease burden and building sustainable, long-term neurosurgical care capacity, we describe in this paper an ongoing collaboration between the Mulago Hospital Department of Neurosurgery (Kampala, Uganda) and Duke University Medical Center (Durham, NC, USA) as a replicable model to meet the dual needs. The collaboration employs a threefold approach to building capacity: technology, twinning, and training performed together in a top-down approach. Also described are lessons learned to date by Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurosciences (DGNN) and applicability beyond Kampala.

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Capacity buildingDeveloping countryGlobal surgeryNeurosurgery/educationUganda

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PMID29430527
PMCPMC5803061

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