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It was amazing !!!

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Glad to be in attendance at the PanAfrican Surgical Conference in 🇷🇼. Also representing the WomenInSurgeryAfrica as Vice Chairperson. Day1 had inspiring keynote speakers & thought provoking panel discussions. Anticipating a great week ahead #PASC2025

Yesterday at the Pan-African Surgical Conference, we explored how integrating research advances surgical care. From breakout sessions to a powerful evening panel on policy & advocacy, the day highlighted the power of data and collaboration to drive change. #PASC2025 #SafeSurgery

The Pan-African Surgical Conference #PASC2025 wrapped up today in Kigali! Discussions highlighted the role of research, policy, & collaboration in strengthening health systems and advancing surgical care across the continent. #HealthForAll

The just ended PanAfrican Surgical Conference in 🇷🇼 was thoroughly engaging. What a well selected cohort of speakers & panelists. Kudos to Operation Smile for such fantastic organization. Glad to meet old friends and create new networks #PASC2025

I’m super excited to meet the 2025 cohort.

To say I had a PACKED week would be an understatement!!!! What an incredible meeting of minds , and cohesion while pushing the global Surgical Agenda on the continent #PASC2025

The burden of surgical disease is ENORMOUS !! 6x MORE than TB and HIV combined!!!! Let that sink in 😮 Inspite of this, hope remains:-The highlight of the week was realizing just how much we have!!! Excellent clinicians, trailblazing leaders and inspirational leaders. #PASC2025

Amazing collaboration, I enjoyed being part of the team writing this article.

🌍✨ COSECSA at the Pan-African Surgical Conference! ✨🌍 Focused on "A Surgeon in Every District", we had crucial discussions on building resilient surgical systems in Africa. Advancing surgery, improving efficiency, and tackling global health challenges. 💪🔬 #COSECSA

Dr Olivia Kituuka on behalf of COSECSA gave a lecture on the unmet surgical burden in Africa, and Dr Pierre Barker from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) gave a lecture on Health Improvement. Thought provoking concepts. UCT and Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) Executive leadership in Global Surgery 2025

[Meet] Salome Maswime, an obstetrician, gynaecologist and Head of Global Surgery in the Department of Medicine at the UCT; and the winner of the NSTF-@SAMRC Clinician Scientist Award of the 2023 NSTF-@South32 Awards. She received this prestigious award for pioneering the field

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are often overlooked in policy-making, leading to individual-focused health initiatives. In The Lancet Public Health, authors call for a shift from individual accountability to systemic solutions to address SDOH: hubs.li/Q03c1Jwt0

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By Fridah MD 🧵2/4 Mentorship & role models access as implemented by #WiSA is a key strategy! Highlighting surgeons like Agneta Odera, Beverly Cheserem, and Mumba c.k MD in non-traditional careers can inspire female students & doctors, offering guidance on navigating career challenges

Have you read the latest issue of the ECAJS? We discuss AI in surgical education, highlighting ECAJS's role in contributing to the development of AI models that align with local training needs and clinical realities. Read the full issue here: ecajs.org/issue/11961

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The official COSECSA Logbook App is now available on Android & iOS! ✔ For all trainees & trainers 🔹 Android: Search “COSECSA” on Google Play. 🔹 iOS: Download directly via: apps.apple.com/us/app/cosecsa… 📽️ For a step-by-step guide, visit cosecsa.org

Coming up next in our webinar series ⏭️ Rethinking Surgical Care Funding: Private Sector Contributions and Strategic Partnerships Join us on Wednesday, April 9th at 10am ET by registering here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1pGi0k…