The NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma has partnered with the Department of Neurosurgery at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, Zambia and the University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia to develop a National Neurosurgery Training Programme and provide teaching support on a 6 - 12 monthly basis based on the National Training Programme Curriculum.

The NIHR Global Health Research Group was proud to support ICRAN 2018 with several of our members, collaborators and partners in the organising and programme committees.

The International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology (ICRAN), took place in Naples, Italy on June 20-22, 2018 under the auspices of EANS. Read more...

A very busy and fruitful visit from our Collaborators in Myanmar to Cambridge. 11 days of workshops, a conference on Global Health, theatre visits in Addenbrookes, meetings with all of the members of the Cambridge team to brainstorm ideas and to make plans for further research projects. Thank you very much to Prof Myat Thu, Prof Mu Mu Naing and our two Research Fellows: Phyu Phyu Nwe Myint and Sein Win. We look forward to seeing you all again in Myanmar in April followed by Naples in June. Read more...

The first video the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma has produced in conjunction with Brainbook on acute subdural haematoma is now available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGpLBPga23Q

"Health partnerships play a crucial role in facilitating the flow of ideas, information and innovation. At their core they inspire, equip and support health professionals to make a difference and to develop new relationships, skills and capabilities." Addenbrooke's Abroad has changed its name to Cambridge Global Health Partnerships to reflect their growth as an organisation with a network of partnerships across the world. NIHR GHRGN is proud to be one of them. 

The event of the 23^rd Nov. 2017 celebrated the volunteers of the NHS: Shadi Basyuni, Marta Coll-Lastras and Caroline Stoneham who have dedicated their time to work in LMICs settings training and sharing their knowledge with local healthcare workers but also learning, listening and exploring how to build these partnerships to make them most effective. Read more...

David Clark and Sara Venturini joining the Global Neurosurgery Conference, the first student-led global surgery conference in Morocco. Jointly organized by IFMSA-Morocco and InciSioN-International Student Surgical Network, this event will introduce the future clinicians and global health leaders to the opportunities and challenges of global surgery with a specific focus on the neurosurgical field.

Medical students and trainees interested in surgery and anesthesia will join an international assembly of experts. Through lectures, panels, interactive workshops and networking opportunities, delegates will learn how to advocate for global surgery and broaden their career’s perspectives.

Substantial reductions in the global burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) could be achieved with improved policies for prevention, new directions for clinical care, and novel approaches to research.

The Commission was launched on the Tuesday 07 November 2017 at the European Parliament and targets policy makers, funders, and patient organisations, as well as health-care professionals. It combines the expertise of over 300 international clinicians and researchers, many of whom are part of the International Initiative for Traumatic Brain Injury Research (InTBIR). The authors set out clinical and research priorities with 12 key messages and recommendations to reduce the global burden of TBI. Read more...

From Bogotá to Bangalore: The NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma Launch

The NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma (GHRGN) launch meeting was held at Robinson College, Cambridge on the 27th of September 2017. It marked the official inception of the Group and brought together representatives of 15 countries, including all 8 partner countries. With delegates from India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Colombia, the hall was a melting pot of neurotrauma expertise. The Group came into fruition as a result of the rising global neurotrauma burden, predominantly in low and middle income countries (LMICs). More than 5 million people die every year as a result of trauma, accounting for 9% of the world’s deaths. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is responsible for many of these deaths and sadly survivors are often left permanently disabled. Critically, 90% of injury-related deaths occur in LMICs while only a small volume of research happens there. Funded through a £1.78 million grant from the Department of Health, the Cambridge Group and its partners aim to improve the prevention, investigation, treatment and outcome of neurotrauma in LMICs. Read more...