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The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria

Authors: MORGAN Eghosa

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: World Neurosurgery

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OBJECTIVE: Despite 6 decades of existence, neurosurgery is still in the developing stages in Nigeria. In this era
of collaborative health system capacity-building in lowand middle-income countries, this article reviews past
efforts and future prospects for collaborative neurosurgical
development in Nigeria.
- METHODS: A bibliometric review of the Nigerian
neurosurgical literature and data from a structured survey
of Nigerian neurosurgeons and residents provided details
of current local and international collaborations for
neurosurgical research, service delivery, training, and capacity building. These were analyzed to provide an overview of the role of collaborations in sustainable
neurosurgical development in Nigeria and to recommend
approaches to enhance neurosurgical capacity.
- RESULTS: In 1023 peer-reviewed neurosurgery publications from Nigeria, there were 4618 authors with 3688 from
98 Nigerian institutions and 930 from 296 foreign institutions in 70 countries. While there were significant
research collaborations amongst Nigerian institutions, the
most common were with institutions in the US, United
Kingdom, and Cameroon. From the survey, 62 of 149 respondents (41.6%) from 32 health facilities noted their institution’s involvement in capacity-building neurosurgical collaborations. These collaborations involved 22 Nigerian
institutions and 13 foreign institutions in 9 countries and
were mostly for training and workforce development
(78.1%), and research and data management (59.4%). The
majority of foreign institutions were from the US and United
Kingdom.
- CONCLUSIONS: Current and previous neurosurgical
collaborations have led to sustainable progress in Nigeria.
Further local, regional, and international collaborations
would enhance the capacity to address the needs and
challenges affecting neurosurgery in Nigeria.

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MORGAN,E. . (2023). The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria, 185 (), 1-1.

MORGAN,E. . "The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria" 185, no (), (2023): 1-1.

MORGAN,E. and . (2023). The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria, 185 (), pp1-1.

MORGANE, . The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria. 2023, 185 ():1-1.

MORGAN,Eghosa , . "The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria", 185 . (2023) : 1-1.

M.Eghosa , "The Role of International Collaborations in Sustainable Neurosurgical Development in Nigeria" vol.185, no., pp. 1-1, 2023.

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