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Pediatric Healthcare & Pediatric Infections 2017
September 20-22, 2017 | Toronto, Canada
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10TH AMERICAN PEDIATRICS HEALTHCARE &
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONGRESS
In the past, only two governmental institutions could
provide pediatric surgery services in Benghazi. Thus, soon
after revolution, stakeholders decided to invest more in
their community health care and funded a cooperation with
German experts. Here, their main goal was to bring German
standards and expertise to Benghazi, especially to their
newly built Libyan German Hospital. In this communication,
we would like to share our experience out of this project: Any
medical decision making within Benghazi families is strictly
based on their merits and beliefs in “inschallah” and clans.
It is further characterized by a sparse body knowledge, the
general mistrust in “all doctors”, and the attitude to complain
about “anything-anytime”. Traditionally, each institution
focuses on their “core” expertise, the visceral or newborn
surgery, and not on urology or trauma cases like in Germany.
Starting a tailored educational and training programme
for all grades of staff, introducing new surgical techniques
and living a “being the best example yourself” leadership
generated a big interest into the “other” system. Resulting
fast in i) higher standards of care and staff motivation ii)
master exams re-held after revolution for the first time iii)
first laparoscopic, newborn and sub-speciality surgeries
done in the private sector iv) carers and families more
convinced and satisfied v) surgeries performed doubled in
numbers. In conclusion: “German” expertise introduced in a
culture-sensitive way, allowed for the first positive changes
in Benghazi`s pediatric surgery services. However, for a full
sustainable implementation there is still a long way to go.
Speaker Biography
Fette Andreas is a Consultant Pediatric Surgeon. He has worked all over the globe in
different charity and WHO accredited developing countries projects. He has a broad
clinicial expertise in the entire field of pediatric surgery and holds a Master’s degree in
Disaster and Emergency Medicine.
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Andreas Fette
University of Pecs, Hungary
Living western style pediatric surgery in Libya: First lessons learnt