Publication year: 2012
Source:World Neurosurgery
M. Ena Isabel Miller, R. Rafael De la Riva, D. Jorge Eduardo Ortega, Francisco Sansivirini Valle, Ricardo Lungo Esquivel, Marvin F. Salgado Perez, José Antonio Perez Berrios
Neurosurgery in the Central American Region continues to grow and develop despite other public health challenges that have been prioritized. In resource deficient countries there are many other issues that are also addressed by the World Health Organization (WHO), Pan American Health Organization, World Bank, etc. such as mal-nutrition, sanitation, control of infectious diseases, maternal morbidity/mortality issues, trauma etc. We can identify at least three areas of concern where improvement will alleviate some of the issues that relate to the present situation: A. Training of more personnel (paramedical and medical) B. Technical support in diagnostic and treatment facilities C. Proper distribution of A and B in underserved regions. In an effort to inform other neurosurgeons of the world (World Neurosurgery) as to the status of our specialty and the kind of care that is available in the Central American Region the active members of ASOCAN (Association of Central American Societies of Neurosurgery) have come together and have summarized some of the important variables. ASOCAN was founded in the city of Copan (archeological site of Mayan the status of neurosurgery in the Central American Region. The health problems are similar, and the availability of resources is alike in the majority of the countries that comprise the region. At present there are 165 neurosurgeons in the Central American region.
Júlio Leonardo B. Pereira
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