title: Providing medical care in unfamiliar settings; experience of an Egyptian campaign in Uganda.
abstract: Medical service in many African countries is affected by the limited infrastructure and the lack of economic and human potentials. Uganda is one the countries that suffers from lack of physicians as well as shortage of many medical facilities with many endemic health problems such as Goiter. A surgical camp was done by an Egyptian team of 8 physicians; three general surgeons, one pediatric surgeon, two gynecologists and one anesthetist. Over two hundred cases were screened in the outpatient clinic. Eighty nine operations were done in four days. General surgery procedures were 45 operations (50%), Pediatric procedures were 23 operations (26%) and Gynecological operations were 21 operations (24%) In conclusion Humanitarian relief for poor population in the developing world countries needs vigilant international collaboration. Special attention should be given to goiter in African countries. Training doctors from sub-Saharan African nations should be on the top of the agenda of the international medical community in order to reach a definitive solution for their health problems.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasanin
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sherif
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elbarbary
authors.affiliation: Faculty of medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Doaa
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mansor
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology; D002648:Child; D004534:Egypt; D004704:Endocrinology; D006176:Gynecology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D066231:Surgeons / Q000600:supply & distribution; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014454:Uganda; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Africa; Surgical camp; Uganda