Background Neurosurgical capacity is extremely deficient in East African countries where 27
neurosurgeons serve more than 250 million people. To build capacity, the Duke University …

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 …

Background Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is disproportionally concentrated in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs), with the odds of dying from TBI in Uganda more than 4 times …

BACKGROUND Significant care continuum delays between acute traumatic brain injury (TBI)
and definitive surgery are associated with poor outcomes. Use of the “3 delays” model to …

Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when
Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital …

Background There are no data on cost of neurosurgery in low-income and middle-income
countries. The objective of this study was to estimate the cost of neurosurgical procedures in a …

Objective Pediatric neurosurgical cases have been identified as an important target for
impacting health disparities in Uganda, with over 50% of the population being less than 15 years …

OBJECTIVE Children with neural tube defects (NTDs) require timely surgical intervention
coupled with long-term management by multiple highly trained specialty healthcare teams. In …

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a growing public health concern that can be
complicated with an acute stress response. This response may be assessed by monitoring blood …

Introduction. The prevalence rates of head injury have been shown to be as high as 25%
among trauma patients with severe head injury contributing to about 31% of all trauma deaths. …