Fantastic work from an all-African team of researchers on the #PediatricBrainTumors in #SSA . Can't wait to see more like this. #GlobalNeurosurgery Global Neurosurgery WFNS Harvard Global Neurosurgery – PGSSC 👏👏👏
Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, MD James Balogun 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓇ℯ 𝒦𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓀ℯ𝓏𝒾, ℳ𝒟 tsegazeab laeke Nqobile Thango✨ Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye

An addition to the delineation of peds brain tumors in SSA. Great job Arsene Daniel Nyalundja, MD and the team 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓇ℯ 𝒦𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓀ℯ𝓏𝒾, ℳ𝒟 tsegazeab laeke Nqobile Thango✨ and Ulrick. #better care for our patients. Society for Neuro-Oncology Sub-Saharan Africa ISPNeurosurgery

Happy Brain Awareness Week everybody!
When else can grade 9 learners look at microscopic neurons, eat brain themed cupcakes and watch a dissembodied cockroach leg twitch to 'I like to move it move it' - we keep it pretty interesting here at the NI with our BAW events!

For those of you who need to be reminded of what a vibrant, diverse, and connected global neurosurgery community can be, here are some snapshots of our World Congress in Cape Town in December. If we could only recapture the Ubuntu...youtu.be/t1BFUCH2YjU

Prof Anthony Figaji, UCT SARChI Chair of Clinical Neurosciences, has been awarded the Wellcome Discovery Award, a first for a primary team in South Africa. Figaji and his team aim to deepen understanding of how the brain responds to infection: bit.ly/48NX4h9.

From the National Research Foundation and the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme to South African corporate scholarships and study abroad programmes, UCT has various funding opportunities available for undergraduate and postgraduate students through the UCT Student Financial…

Celebrating Neurotrauma Educators ☃️ Christmas Edition 🎄
That's a wrap for our tweets on the Global_Neuro course held during WFNS 2023 in South Africa! A massive thank you to the chairs Mario Ganau MD PhD MBA LLM FEBNS FRCS(Ed) FACS Nqobile Thango✨, organisers Global_Neuro, and attendees!
All the best in 2024

Celebrating Neurotrauma Educators ☃️ Christmas Edition 🎄
Few pics of Dr. Eve Tsai from The Ottawa Hospital teaching in the Global_Neuro 🇿🇦 course!
Former president of WINS Neurosurgery and Canada🇨🇦 40under40🎖, Dr Tsai discussed prehospital management guidelines for spine trauma

Celebrating Neurotrauma Educators ☃️ Christmas Edition 🎄
No better way to start the holiday season than posting daily photos from the recent Global_Neuro course held in Cape Town 🇿🇦 earlier this month!
Kudos 🙌 to Andrew Reisner WFNS and the chairs Mario Ganau MD PhD MBA LLM FEBNS FRCS(Ed) FACS Nqobile Thango✨

We can think of no better way to end 2023 than by sharing the exciting news that The Donald Gordon Foundation has made a landmark donation of R200 million to UCT's Neuroscience Institute. 🧠🥂

Read about it here: tinyurl.com/DGF-donation

Rifampicin and protein concentrations in paired spinal versus ventricular cerebrospinal fluid samples of children with tuberculous meningitis dlvr.it/T0DMrn #Hydrocephalus #Neurosurgery

I have written a book ‘Making surgery safer in Africa.’
The book draft will be released during a podcast series hosted by Olivia Taylor instagram.com/earthcast_/
Details of the podcasts, access to the draft and 'crowd editing' of the book asos.org.za/index.php/book Starts 13.12.2023

Back at work in Oxford 🇬🇧 from WFNS 2023 and ready to restart my editorial activities with JCM MDPI
I received great feedback from attendees in Cape Town 🇿🇦 and looking forward to review new submissions for our #Neurosurgery related Special Issues!

Great Congress, Great People! So many lovely familiar faces 😍 selfy Ernest J. Barthélemy, MD, MPH MA 🇭🇹🇺🇸 sylvia shitsama Joao Paulo Almeida Golby Lab James Balogun Ouambi Nqobile Thango✨ and many more!
The future is definitely bright!
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#WFNS2023 #WorldCongressOfNeurosurgery #CapeTown

Impressed with the new IRCAD Africa in #Kigali 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼 which aims to train #African #surgeons on minimally invasive surgery. Great talk by 𝒞𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓇ℯ 𝒦𝒶𝓇ℯ𝓀ℯ𝓏𝒾, ℳ𝒟 WFNS 2023 Global Neurosurgery WFNS #CapeTown

Dr. Ignatius Esene MD,M.Sc, PhD, MPH. talks about the publication inequity between LMIC & HIC authors and highlights the ongoing work by the Journal of Global Neurosurgery to break the stereotypes and cause good disturbance.
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Dr. Nqobile Thango✨ just delivered an inspiring talk on Training for Young Neurosurgeons.She highlighted the importance of building research capacity and demonstrated how Africa is a hub of high-caliber work with proper mentorship and guidance.A true testament to empowering young minds

Dr. Mahmood Qureshi’s presentation on the development of training programs in Africa, from 8 initially to 22 training programs, was eye-opening. Their commitment to rigorous and high-quality training is truly commendable! #AfricanNeurosurgery