#85 Paediatric Orthopaedics in Sub-Saharan Africa
With Prof Chris Lavy
This webinar will review paediatric orthopaedic surgical needs in sub-Saharan Africa and the key pathologies which fall into the four categories of:
- Congenital
- Infective
- Developmental
- Trauma
The evidence base for the burden of disease will be considered. Prof Lavy will also look at how such a great burden of conditions can be treated and will cover the set up of dedicated training institutions such as COSECSA, and the building of facilities in conjunction with ministries of health and mission health services. The talk will also consider future needs and how clinicians can cooperate globally.
Prof Chris Lavy
Chris Lavy is professor of orthopaedics and tropical surgery at the University of Oxford, a spine surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals and an elected Council member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His consultant career has been dedicated to providing orthopaedic services and training in sub-Saharan Africa, building childrens’ orthopaedic hospitals in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, and helping set up COSECSA (The College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa). He was awarded an OBE by the queen for services to orthopaedics.
