Tag: Africa
Global Philanthropic Committee Calls for Funding Request Applications
The Global Philanthropic Committee (GPC) consists of multi-national urology organizations including the American Urological Association (AUA), European Urology Association (EAU), International Continence Society (ICS) and the Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU), with the goal of supporting proposals for worthy projects...
African urologists face chronic challenges
EAU joint meetings with Africa and Iran yield insights Pan African Urological Surgeons Association (PAUSA) represents urology in the whole African continent, which means addressing patient care in a vast range of settings and significantly different cultures. The EAU...
EAU15: PAUSA addresses ongoing challenges in African urology
The lack of urologists, insufficient proper training, poverty and complications from female genital mutilation, are among the pressing issues in Africa, which were discussed during the Joint Session of the EAU and the Pan-African Urological Surgeons’ Association (PAUSA). Prof....
EAU New Year Resolutions: Good will and the development of urology in Africa
Prof. Chris Chapple (EAU IRO Chairman): “IRO and the EAU African Outreach project” The EAU African Outreach project has been established as an important initiative of the Global Philanthropic Programme which was initiated at the time by Bob Flannigan,...
EAU-PAUSA session: challenges and advances in Africa
During the international day at the Congress, the second joint session between the EAU and the Pan-African Urological Surgeons Association (PAUSA) took place. The session was chaired by the president of PAUSA, Prof. Mohamed Eissa (EG), and Prof. Magnus...
Gambia’s Horizons project takes off
One of the most important projects arising from the collaboration between the EAU and the Pan-African Urological Surgeons’ Association (PAUSA) is Horizons, a project initiated by Prof. James N’Dow which aims to improve the quality of health care in...
Urological groups link up for African urology
Coordinated efforts are underway to improve the state of urology in Sub-Saharan Africa with three international urological associations pooling their resources together to support urological education and training in the region. Called the Global Philantrophic Project (GPP), the Societe...