Orthopaedic training in developing countries

Orthopaedic training in developing countries.

Need The need for both elective and emergency orthopaedic services in developing countries is great. Most of the degenerative musculoskeletal diseases seen in the West are prevalent, as well as conditions such as untreated club foot, gross genu varum and valgus, tuberculosis of the spine and severe chronic osteomyelitis. Road traffic accidents are becoming an epidemic. More than 80% of deaths i...

The burden of orthopaedic disease in developing countries.

The global burden of musculoskeletal disease in low and middle-income countries is large, growing, and neglected. While there is considerable funding for the control of communicable disease, there has been little attention paid to either the prevention or the treatment of orthopaedic problems in developing countries. "Safe Roads" was the theme for World Health Day 2004, and this paper examines ...

Problems of haematology training in developing countries.

Effects of Youth Training in Developing Countries:

This paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program introduced in Colombia in 2005 on the labor market outcomes of trainees. This is one of two such randomized training trials conducted in developing countries and, as such, it offers the unique opportunity to examine the causal impact of training in a developing context. We use originally collected data on individuals randomly sele...

Surgery in developing countries: essential training in residency.

HYPOTHESIS A surgical elective in a developing country setting is an essential new component in academic residency training. DESIGN A survey of residents and faculty within the Department of Surgery at the University of California-San Francisco, and a collaborative program piloted between the Department of Surgery at the University of California-San Francisco and Makerere University in Kampal...