Neurosurgical training programs in Sub-Saharan African countries: A call for regional standardization and accreditation.

Abstract

What does the future hold for the training programs in neurosurgery in the sub-Saharan African nations? We must train neurosurgeons who can compete with their colleagues in the developed world. This will only be possible if we work to ensure that our training programs are comparable to those in the developed world. We must address the issue of standards and accreditation in order to accomplish this. This should begin at the national level and eventually progress to the regional level via neurosurgical societies such as the East African Association of Neurological Surgeons and the continental level via CAANS and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).