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[PHOTOS] Neurosurgeons hold brain surgery practical training in Nairobi

Doctors were trained on a new way to access the brain for better ways to visualise brain tumours

In Summary

• Neurosurgeons are adopting the use of microscopy and endoscopy to access problems in the brain.

• Kenya has about 39 neurosurgeons covering the entire population, which is about one neurosurgeon for every 1.4 million people.

by PERPETUA ETYANG
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10 November 2022 - 16:35
Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on on November 8, 2022.
CAPACITY BUILDING: Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on on November 8, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI

Experienced neurosurgeons in the country held a training programme for younger doctors on brain surgery.

The training was held at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills, the Aga Khan Hospital and at Kempinski Hotel.

They medics were trained on a new way to access the brain for better ways to visualise brain tumours.

Neurosurgeons are adopting the use of microscopy and endoscopy to access problems in the brain.

Endoscopy is a procedure in which a doctor uses an endoscope—a flexible tube with a camera—to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body, they are inserted directly into the organ.

This procedure can be used to examine problems in the brain and in the spinal cord.

Kenya has about 39 neurosurgeons covering the entire population, which is about one neurosurgeon for every 1.4 million people.

Neurosurgeons Ramesh Nair and Dr Aamir Qureshi guide medics during a training programme on brain surgery at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills centre during the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022..
TECHNOLOGY: Neurosurgeons Ramesh Nair and Dr Aamir Qureshi guide medics during a training programme on brain surgery at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills centre during the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022..
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI
Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
HEALTHCARE: Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI
Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
TUMOURS: Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
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Professors, Salman Sharif and Mehmet Zileli during a theory lesson at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi.
NEW WAYS: Professors, Salman Sharif and Mehmet Zileli during a theory lesson at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi.
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Professors, Vladimir Benes and Pablo Gonzales guide medics during a training programme on brain surgery at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre on November 8, 2022.
CANCER TREATMENT: Professors, Vladimir Benes and Pablo Gonzales guide medics during a training programme on brain surgery at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre on November 8, 2022.
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Prof Henry Schroeder guides Marjorie Adagi who is a final year neurosurgery resident at a training programme on brain surgery during the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi.
INNOVATION: Prof Henry Schroeder guides Marjorie Adagi who is a final year neurosurgery resident at a training programme on brain surgery during the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi.
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Neurosurgeons, Beverly Cheserem, Susan Karanja, Tracy John and Silvia Shitsama attend a training at Villa Rosa Kempinski during the 4th annual Continental Association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
CAPACITY BUILDING: Neurosurgeons, Beverly Cheserem, Susan Karanja, Tracy John and Silvia Shitsama attend a training at Villa Rosa Kempinski during the 4th annual Continental Association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 9, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI
Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
HEALTHCARE: Medics at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI
Medical equipment at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
SHARPENING SKILLS: Medical equipment at the University of Nairobi Surgical Skills Centre during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
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Mr Oluoch Olunya, Prof Salman Sharif, Doctors, Sylvia Shitsama, Peter Kitunguu, and Ernest Barthelemy during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
EMPOWERMENT: Mr Oluoch Olunya, Prof Salman Sharif, Doctors, Sylvia Shitsama, Peter Kitunguu, and Ernest Barthelemy during a training programme on brain surgery at the sidelines of the 4th Annual continental association of African Neurological Societies Congress in Nairobi on November 8, 2022.
Image: WILFRED NYANGARESI

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