Elyane Neto goes to Russia to study neurosurgery
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Téla Nón
Elyane Neto, a 26-year-old São Toméan doctor, is going to Moscow, Russia, to specialise in neurosurgery after seven years of general medical training. On her return in three years, she is expected to become the first specialist in the field in São Tomé and Príncipe, where needs are significant, Téla Nón reports.
Elyane Neto, a 26-year-old São Toméan doctor, is leaving São Tomé and Príncipe on 29 October to study neurosurgery in Moscow, with the aim of becoming the archipelago’s first specialist in the field in three years, Téla Nón reports.
After seven years of general medical training at the University of Moscow, she completed a two-month voluntary placement at Ayres de Menezes Central Hospital. There, she observed needs related in particular to strokes, thromboses and head injuries caused by motorbike accidents.
In October, Elyane Neto also worked with a team of eight Russian specialists who came to support the central hospital in several disciplines. The group operated on dozens of São Toméan patients, including in general surgery, maxillofacial surgery and dentistry.
Her departure comes amid gradual improvements in specialist care, following the strengthening of ophthalmological care reported on 9 October.
