Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of child mortality and disability worldwide,
taking the lives of 1 million children annually. Of all deaths from pediatric trauma, 95% occur in …

Two of the authors are final year medical students currently rotating at the Monkolé Mother
and Infant Hospital Center, Democratic Republic of Congo. They recount their experience as …

Background Trauma remains a leading cause of child mortality and disability worldwide,
taking the lives of 1 million children annually. Of all deaths from pediatric trauma, 95% occur in …

Background: The burden of musculoskeletal injuries is increasing in low-and middle-income
countries like Cameroon. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an effective adjuvant …

Authors ODM and VYN are Cameroonian students in their final year of medical school in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Both were enrolled initially in Cameroonian medical …

… About the Author: Vanessa Nono is currently a seventh-year medical student at the Bel
Campus University of Technology, Kinshasa, DRC of a 7-year program. She is also a recipient of …

Background: Improving global surgical capacity and quality requires data-driven, evidence-based
interventions and collaborations. Low-resource settings, where disparities in access to …

Background: A surgical site infection (SSI) is an incision or organ/space infection that occurs
within 30 days of surgery if there was no implant or within 90 days if there was an implant. It …

Background Trauma remains a leading cause of child mortality and disability worldwide,
taking the lives of 1 million children annually. Of all deaths from pediatric trauma, 95% occur in …

Mitochondria from mammalian tissues possess an elaborate system for 2+ 2+ transporting
Ca across their inner membrane which consists of Ca import, 2+ via the Ca uniporter, in …