Essential Surgical Skills Course Welcome to the Essential Surgical Skills Course—a comprehensive, hands-on training program designed to equip you with the core knowledge and practical skills required for safe, effective, and confident surgical practice. What You’ll Learn This course is thoughtfully structured into five in-depth modules, covering key areas of surgical care: Surgical Fundamentals Respiratory […]

Fundamental Intervention, Referral, and Safe Transfer The FIRST Course is a specialized training program designed to meet the unique learning needs of healthcare professionals working in health centers across Africa. It focuses on building essential clinical, surgical, and decision-making skills required for effective frontline care. Course Purpose The FIRST Course for midwives is designed to […]

Fundamental Intervention, Referral, and Safe Transfer The FIRST Course is a specialized training program designed to meet the unique learning needs of healthcare professionals working in health centers across Africa. It focuses on building essential clinical, surgical, and decision-making skills required for effective frontline care. Course Purpose The FIRST Course for midwives is designed to […]

Hernia This practical session is designed to equip participants with the skills required to: Safely open the abdominal cavity Perform three key abdominal closure techniques: Continuous layered closure Interrupted layered closure Mass closure with retention sutures (for managing burst abdomen) Equipment & Materials Participants will train using simulation models and standard surgical instruments, including: Abdominal […]

Structured Operative Obstetrics (SOO) Course The Structured Operative Obstetrics (SOO) Course is a specialized training program designed to equip healthcare professionals with the clinical, management, and surgical skills required to safely perform caesarean sections and other essential obstetric procedures. Why This Course Matters In many low-resource settings, particularly across parts of Africa, there is a […]

The Traumatic Brain & Spine Injury (TBSI) Trauma remains one of the leading causes of death and disability in Ethiopia, with neurotrauma—particularly traumatic brain injury (TBI)—being the most common and life-threatening form. It is also the most prevalent neurosurgical condition across the country. Despite progress in establishing neurosurgical training centers, access to specialized care remains […]