Global Health archive for 2023

Photo of a one-year-old child who aspirated peanuts for a week and with subcutaneous emphysema,

Re-establishing ENT services in Liberia after three decades

4 September 2023 | | ENTA-ENT

Liberia is a country located on the West African coast bordered by Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast. Founded in 1821, it is Africa’s oldest modern republic and was established on land acquired for freed US slaves by the...

Photo showing Cap Haitien, Republic of Haiti.

Otorhinolaryngology training in Haiti: a call for accompaniment

25 April 2023 | | ENTA-ENT, ENTA-Head & Neck

Haiti is a small Caribbean country in which a group of freedom fighters successfully defied Napoleon and the French military. It has faced embargoes, economic isolation, political crises and devastating natural disasters since its independence. Its GDP is 0.01% of...

Photo of ENT clinic at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Blantyre, Malawi.

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa (Part 2)

6 January 2023 | | ENTA-Audiology - Adult, ENTA-ENT

In the last issue of ENT & Audiology News, we heard from retired Professor Christopher Prescott on the challenges faced and progress made made locally to address the inequity and inequality of access to ENT and allied health professional services...