OBJECTIVE Africa contributes significantly to the global neurosurgical disease burden but
has only 1% of the neurosurgery workforce. This study appraises the neurosurgical …

Background There is no comprehensive report of neurosurgery postgraduate education in
Africa. This narrative review aimed to map out the landscape of neurosurgery training in …

Objective There has been a progressive growth of neurosurgery in Nigeria over the past 6
nulldecades. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the state of neurosurgical …

Objective Despite the well-known neurosurgical workforce deficit in Sub-Saharan Africa,
there remains a low number of neurosurgical training programs in Nigeria. This study sought …

The field of neurosurgery has always been propelled by the adoption of novel technologies
to improve practice. Although advancements have occurred in the diagnosis, treatment, and …

Introduction: Africa has many untreated neurosurgical cases due to limited access to safe,
affordable, and timely care. In this study, we surveyed young African neurosurgeons and …

Objective Despite 6 decades of existence, neurosurgery is still in the developing stages in
Nigeria. In this era of collaborative health system capacity-building in low-and middle …

Social network analysis of bibliometric data evaluates the relationships between the articles,
authors, and themes of a research niche. The network can be visualized as maps composed …

Objective Lack of standard neurosurgical training has long been a major factor limiting the
availability of neurosurgical services in most parts of Africa. International collaborative efforts …

Objectives In this study, we present data from a neurosurgical training program in Tanzania
for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus. The objectives of the study were to identify the …