The risk of dying from scheduled surgery in Africa is more than double the global average, researchers said on Wednesday. Patients who go under the knife in Africa in theory have a lower profile for ...

Improving surgical care for women in low- and middle-income countries is a global health priority. It’s also critical for sustainable development because of the critical role women play in ...

Fernando da Silva, who lives in the southern African nation of Angola, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March. Three months later, he underwent a procedure to cut out the cancer from a surgeon ...

In Africa as well as parts of Asia and Latin America, women and babies die when labor takes a complicated turn and there is no one to provide a cesarean section. Young people succumb to accidental ...

Dr Augustino Hellar's journey into surgery was shaped by his upbringing in Tanzania, where access to healthcare was often limited. He recalls how long distances to health facilities were a common ...

TSAKANE, South Africa (AP) — Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn’t visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one ...

Up to 40 Gauteng children to receive free cleft surgery in major health drive ...

Waltham — February 21, 2024 — African American patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are less likely to receive surgical treatment, reports the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, ...

A team of doctors led by Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgeon, Dr. Premanand Ponoth perform an open heart surgery on a beneficiary of the NHIF Cardiac Programme at the Karen Hospital. Photo by WILLIS ...