Starting a neurosurgical service in a Southern Nigeria rural community. Prospect, challenges, and future—the Irrua experience

Abstract Neurosurgical services is an essential component of tertiary level of health care, this field is still evolving in Nigeria with lack of material and manpower. There is a near complete absence of neurosurgeons in the rural communities in Nigeria with over 95% resident in urban area. Starting...

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Published in:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
Main Authors: E. Morgan, C. Nwatuzor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-020-00081-y