The number of Anaesthetist ( i think anesthesiologist in U.S. )is also one.
Who is in charge of training doctors and nurses in Somalia?
Banadir University is still training doctors, but the problem is that there aren't enough of them. In the Puntland region, for example, there are seven doctors for every 100,000 inhabitants, whereas in Europe there are 250 to 400 for the same number of inhabitants. In all of Somalia there i s only one anaesthetist and one neurosurgeon. And no dermatologist at all.
Non-stop training of medical personnel is essential for high-quality care and the ICRC, as I say, is doing its part. When the security situation permits, ICRC surgeons go to Somalia to discuss the teaching curriculum with their Somali colleagues.
Last March an ICRC medical team went to the medical centre in Gilkayo to meet and talk with Somali doctors. The idea was to share experiences and hone the skills needed to receive wounded people – especially when there are sudden influxes and triage is necessary – and to make sure everyone knew the latest techniques in war surgery. A similar event had taken place the year before in Mogadishu.
Being in the medical profession in Somalia these days means being ready to go anywhere at a moment's notice to administer care. It means risking your life every day. These people are heroes and they deserve our respect.
http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/docum ... 100802.htm
Make dua for this bro to make it 2 neurosurgeons
