TY - JOUR
KW - Dermatology
AU - Mosam A
AU - Todd G
AB - KEY POINTS
- In North Africa, the ratio of dermatologists ranges from 3 per million population to 49 per million population. The rest of the continent has a ratio less than 10 per million population, usually less than 1 per million population. Inadequate numbers of dermatologists to disease burden needs task shifting to provide service.
- Of the 55 African countries, 30 countries have no training programs, 12 have a regional program, 8 have a national program, and 5 have university programs.
- Training programs emphasize modern biomedical treatments and the latest therapies, which have limited availability, are neither cost-effective nor based on evidence from Africa or skin of color.
- Current health systems in Africa respond to causes of death but not the long-term effects of health conditions and associated functional limitations.
- Pooling of expertise and resources is necessary to strengthen training and develop curricula relevant to local African needs.
BT - Dermatologic Clinics
DO - 10.1016/j.det.2020.08.006
IS - 1
LA - eng
N2 - KEY POINTS
- In North Africa, the ratio of dermatologists ranges from 3 per million population to 49 per million population. The rest of the continent has a ratio less than 10 per million population, usually less than 1 per million population. Inadequate numbers of dermatologists to disease burden needs task shifting to provide service.
- Of the 55 African countries, 30 countries have no training programs, 12 have a regional program, 8 have a national program, and 5 have university programs.
- Training programs emphasize modern biomedical treatments and the latest therapies, which have limited availability, are neither cost-effective nor based on evidence from Africa or skin of color.
- Current health systems in Africa respond to causes of death but not the long-term effects of health conditions and associated functional limitations.
- Pooling of expertise and resources is necessary to strengthen training and develop curricula relevant to local African needs.
PB - Elsevier BV
PY - 2021
SP - 57
EP - 71
T2 - Dermatologic Clinics
TI - Dermatology Training in Africa
VL - 39
SN - 0733-8635
ER -