Despite surgery patients in Africa being younger, with a lower risk, having more minor surgery, and having fewer complications, their risk of death is double the global average, according to the most ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Dotti Ramos came to this southern African nation looking for a face lift and some face time--with a lion. By taking a trend-setting “scalpel safari,” she’s getting both.

Addis Ababa, November 5, 2025 (ENA) – Health Minister Dr. Mekdes Daba has called for government-led priorities, workforce motivation, and integrated, innovative solutions to transform surgical care ...

NAFDAC has approved robotic surgical system, making Nigeria the first West African country to clear robotic surgery for ...

The risk of dying from scheduled surgery in Africa is more than double the global average, researchers said on Wednesday. Patients who go under the knife in Africa in theory have a lower profile for ...

At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures as part of traditional initiation activities in South ...

Salome Maswime receives funding from the South African Medical Research Council, UNICEF and the National Institites of Health. Amy Paterson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

To study the visual outcomes of congenital and developmental cataract surgery and determine variables for presentation for pediatric cataract surgery in KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa.

Hundreds of thousands of Africans aren't able to get the surgery they need. And those who do undergo surgery, despite being younger and having fewer underlying health risks than patients in ...