Nongovernmental Organizations in Global Neurosurgery: Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery and Solidarity Bridge

Joyce Koueik; Lars Meisner; Brandon G Rocque; Richard Moser; Robert J Dempsey

doi:10.1016/j.nec.2024.05.009

Nongovernmental Organizations in Global Neurosurgery: Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery and Solidarity Bridge

Neurosurg Clin N Am. 2024 Oct;35(4):475-480. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2024.05.009. Epub 2024 Jun 15.

Authors

Joyce Koueik¹, Lars Meisner¹, Brandon G Rocque², Richard Moser³, Robert J Dempsey⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
² Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Children's of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1600 7th Avenue South, Lowder 400, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
³ Department of Neurological Surgery, UMass Chan Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
⁴ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39244319
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2024.05.009

Abstract

Health care disparities between high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are well established. The focus of the surgical aspect of health was identified in the early twenty-first century, and efforts to provide safe surgical intervention require the shift of resources from HICs to LMICs with specialized surgeons, anesthesiologists, and equipment. This intervention may make a difference on the short run; however, to achieve a long-term self-sustaining surgical service in the region of need, education and training of local physicians is key.

Keywords: Education; FIENS; Global neurosurgery; NGO; Solidarity Bridge.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Developing Countries
Global Health
Humans
Neurosurgery* / education
Neurosurgical Procedures / education