This randomized clinical trial examined outcomes of inguinal hernia surgery performed by associate clinicians vs nonspecialist medical doctors among men in Sier
Sierra Leone: Covid-19 will go, we need to focus on malaria
Sierra Leone: Covid-19 will go, we need to focus on malaria
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Dr. Fasomoyin Oluwaseyi works at the Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital in the northern region of Sierra Leone.
The hospital serves close to 400,000 people and malaria is the number one killer of children in the region.
It is the only place where patients can receive medical care from a qualified doctor within a 60 mile radius.
According to the government 76 people died from Covid-19 in Sierra Leone during 2020 while 7,000 people die annually from malaria.
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Good results for groin hernia operations not performed by doctors in Sierra Leone
In countries with a severe shortage of surgeons it is common for some operations to be carried out by medical staff with lower formal qualifications. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have led an international study on the safety and efficacy of a common surgical procedure. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, shows that inguinal hernia operations performed by associate clinicians at a hospital in Sierra Leone were just as safe and effective as those performed by doctors.
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. Such task sharing is supported by several bodies, including the World Health Organisation.