Addressing neurologic needs in sub-Saharan Africa: An opportunity for multisociety cooperation
Neurology current issue
Approximately 26,000,000 people live in sub-Saharan African (SSA) nations where there are no neurologists. A total of 270,000,000 live in nations where there are fewer than 5 neurologists per country.1 There are neurologic societies in fewer than 50% of SSA countries.2 The WHO recommends a ratio of 1 neurologist:100,000 people. In those SSA nations where there are neurologists, the ratio is up to 175 times that recommended by the WHO.1
Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/83/13/1207?rss=1
No comments:
Post a Comment