Developing and transferring a children’s surgical training program from India to Africa a south-to-south global initiative
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This article describes a south-to-south global surgery initiative where pediatric surgical trainers from India developed and transferred a district hospital training program to six African countries. The train-the-trainer model equipped specialist teams to deliver children's surgical education in resource-limited settings, addressing shared challenges of access and workforce capacity across lower middle-income countries.
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- Hub-and-spoke model trains district hospital teams (surgeons, anesthetists, nurses) in pediatric surgery using tertiary center expertise.
- South-to-South collaboration addresses shared challenges: disease burden, limited access, infrastructure gaps, and workforce shortages.
- Train-the-trainer approach enables African specialist teams to replicate the course in their own countries with government support.
- District hospital adult surgical teams can be upskilled to provide children's surgical care in resource-limited settings.
- Vellore-developed training model successfully transferred to six African countries, demonstrating scalability across continents.
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How to cite: GlobalCastMD. Developing and transferring a children’s surgical training program from India to Africa a south-to-south global initiative. GlobalCastMD Medical Library. 2024-06-10. https://dev.library.globalcastmd.com/article/8721?via_space=staycurrentmd
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