Biruk Girma
3 March 2008
Addis Ababa — Ethiopia will host THE 12th annual regional council meeting of the Association of Surgeons of East Africa (ASEA) and the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) in Addis Ababa, the Surgical Society of Ethiopia (SSE) announced last week.
Scientific presentations on the field of surgery in particular and health in general are expected to dominate the upcoming regional meeting her in August, SSE president Tessema Ersumo said speaking of the upcoming major event.
He said the society will not only host but also actively participate in the deliberations which include COSECSA membership and fellowship examinations.
COSECSA is an independent body whose aim is to foster postgraduate education in Surgery and to harmonize Surgical Training throughout the region of East, Central and Southern Africa.
It is registered in the constituent countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but may include other East, Southern, and Central Africa (ECSA) countries in its activities.
SSE was inaugurated in 1995 with the objectives of ensuring appropriate surgical care of the public, promoting the surgical profession and defending the privileges of members.
COSECSA and ASEA merged at the December 2007 Mombassa AGM, acronym as COSECSA (ASEA), to attain a better status.
Beginning in August 2004, as part of the Society's outrich surgical service, SSE undertook four consecutive Surgical Campaigns at the Yirgalem, Adama, Bahir Dar and Metu Hospitals. About 440 surgical procedures were performed by multidisciplinary teams.
The community outreach service trend is a first of its kind in SSE history and will continue in rotation in remote hospitals for the under privileged public Surgical services must be brought to patients' vicinity especially to those that lack financial means, education and physical strength to seek out the best care, the association says.
To maximize the camp activities, active participation of health bureaus and infrastructure upgrading department staff of regional hospitals should be underscored.
Over the years, the Society facilitated short-term trainings and workshops in preoperative care for nurse, in reconstructive skills and fractures for surgeons in government and private hospitals in the county, according to the president.
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