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Trained medical staff can perform safe, effective hernia surgery – EurekAlert
Many low and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, don’t have enough surgeons to perform vital surgeries, such as groin hernia repairs. Training…
IMAGE: Trainees get on-the-job training at Massanga Hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo: CapaCare
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Many Sub-Saharan countries have a desperate shortage of surgeons, and to ensure that as many patients as possible can be treated, some operations are carried out by medical professionals who are not specialists in surgery.
This approach, called task sharing, is supported by the World Health Organisation, but the practice remains controversial. Now a team of medical researchers…
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