کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3096715 1581481 2012 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Neurosurgery in Tanzania: A Discussion of Culture, Socioeconomics, and Humanitarians
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Neurosurgery in Tanzania: A Discussion of Culture, Socioeconomics, and Humanitarians
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo elucidate the progress of neurosurgical practices in Tanzania, taking into account humanitarian, socioeconomic, and geographic influences.MethodArticles, records, and historical texts were consulted to establish a timeline and history of neurosurgery in Tanzania.ResultsReulen, a German neurosurgeon, was integral to the development of sustainable neurosurgical services in Tanzania. By training Tanzanians who returned to their country to practice, Reulen helped to establish a continuity of care and legacy on which future Tanzanian surgeons could build. Subsequently, as neurosurgical services were integrated into the Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, surgeons found a hospital to call home and a place to focus their efforts. Neurosurgical services have now been offered to the Tanzanian people for >40 years, a direct consequence of international influences coupled with certain extraordinary Tanzanian physicians.ConclusionsNeurosurgery in Tanzania and Africa more generally has a long history; however, it was not until more recent efforts of certain local pioneers and educational advisors abroad that modernization occurred. The progress of the past 50 years is substantial and with continued efforts advances will continue to be made.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Neurosurgery - Volume 78, Issues 1–2, July–August 2012, Pages 31–34
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