ADDRESSING GAPS IN SURGICAL SKILLS TRAINING BY MEANS OF LOW-COST SIMULATION AT MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY IN TANZANIA

Addressing gaps in surgical skills training by means of low-cost simulation at Muhimbili University in Tanzania

Abstract Background Providing basic surgical and emergency care in rural settings is essential, particularly in Tanzania, where the mortality burden addressable by emergency and surgical interventions has been estimated at 40%.However, the shortages of teaching faculty and insufficient learning resources have hampered the traditionally intensive su

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Dynamic alterations in white blood cell counts and SARS-CoV-2 shedding in saliva: an infection predictor parameter

IntroductionThe recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak posed a global threat and quickly escalated to a pandemic.However, accurate information on potential relationships between SARS-CoV-2 shedding in body fluids, especially saliva, and white blood cell (WBC) count is limited.In the present study we investigated the potential correlation between al

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