A Surgeon in the Village : An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa (Hardcover)

from jetangen4571

Africa, medical, surgery, inspirational, contemporary, cultural-exploration In the poorly populated areas of Africa there is much needed, but nothing is needed more badly than medical knowledge and skilled surgeons, well except for clean water and sanitary facilities. The author followed one part...

from brendajanefrank

(Pre-publication review for the Amazon Vine Program) In 2006 when American neurosurgeon Dilan Ellegala arrived for his six-month sabbatical at the remote, rural village of Haydom, Tanzania had just two doctors for every 100,000 people and three neurosurgeons in a country with a population of 43 m...

from gpaisley

Review of A Surgeon in the Village by Tony Bartelme I don't often read memoirs, but the idea of a neurosurgeon practicing in a rural hospital in Tanzania--a country with only a handful of neurosurgeons, was just too intriguing. I'm pleased to say that the book did not disappoint. Dr. Dilan Ellega...

from walklover

A Surgeon in the Village - An American Doctor Teaches Brain Surgery in Africa by Tony Bartelme - I received this as an Early Review book and am very glad I did. It's the story of an accomplished neurosurgeon who, after traveling to Tanzania, discovers that there are only 3 neurosurgeons there - w...

from Rascalstar

This book is proof that people are making good things happen in the world. An American neurosurgeon, Dilan Ellegala, takes a sabbatical to Haydom, Tanzania and discovers not only a place that soothes his soul but a place where there are only 3 neurosurgeons for a population of 43 million. It's a ...