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MINISTER OF STATE Joe Costello yesterday launched a new project which will help to train surgeons in Africa.
The Mobile Surgical Skills Unit will provide training in hospitals across Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The unit is equipped with surgical training technology such as virtual reality simulators.
It can accommodate ten surgical trainees at any one time and will deliver surgical training to world-class standards. The initiative is part of a well-established partnership initiative between RCSI, Irish Aid and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA).
Speaking at the launch yesterday, Costello said that since the first exams in 2004, 102 specialist surgeons have graduated with fellowships from COSECSA. As of March this year, it has 209 trainees in 33 locations.
“The mobile unit will greatly contribute to improving both the quality of health services and access to those services for communities in East Africa,” he said.
“It is estimated that 11% of the global disease burden is caused by conditions that can be treated with surgery. Surgical interventions are, therefore, critically important to individual patients and a key intervention in improving health outcomes in some of the world’s poorest countries.”
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This is what should b headlining the news . Not these clowns trying to decide on how the fix a concert mandate
That,s great ,could they deliver a first class health system as well
When Ireland decides to spend first class money, sure, why not.
At the moment & for a long time, expenditure on health is one of the lowest in the developed world.
You get what you pay for
Indeed a good news story – very welcome.
Having worked in many hospitals in Tanzania, I can safely say, that sending this stuff is a waste of time.. Sad but true!
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