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

Around the world today, low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not benefited from
advancements in neurosurgery; most have minimal or even no neurosurgical capacity in …

Globally, the lack of access to basic surgical care causes 3 times as much deaths as
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. The magnitude of this unmet need has been …

Background An estimated 5 billion people worldwide lack access to basic surgical care. In
particular, the vast majority of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) currently …

Objective There has been a modest but progressive increase in the neurosurgical workforce,
training, and service delivery in Nigeria in the last 2 decades. However, these resources are …

Background: Worldwide, neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted
life years lost and the second leading cause of death. Despite global health capacity …

Background Forty to 70% of medical devices and equipment in low-and middle-income
countries are broken, unused or unfit for purpose; this impairs service delivery to patients …

Background Among all trauma-related injuries globally, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
traumatic spine injury (TSI) account for the largest proportion of cases. Where previously …

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 …

Objective Road traffic accidents are a leading cause of injury in low-and middle-income
countries, where mortality rates are disproportionately higher. Patients with severe traumatic …