Trauma Care in Angola: Highlights and Strategic Insights from the 2nd Angolan Trauma Surgery Congress

Trauma Care in Angola: Highlights and Strategic Insights from the 2nd Angolan Trauma Surgery Congress

The 2nd Angolan Trauma Surgery Congress, held in Luanda, brought together healthcare professionals, surgeons, and policymakers to address the pressing challenges in trauma care across Angola. This article summarizes the congress’s key themes, clinical insights, and policy discussions, with an emphas...

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Main Authors: Márcio Teodoro da Costa Gaspar, Paulo Campos, Nuno Sevivas, João Maia Teixeira, Rodrigues Leonardo, Agostinho Matamba, Pedro Henrique Ferreira Alves, Matchecane Tlhomulo, Adilson Oliveira, João Abreu, Maricê Castro, Roseny Rodrigues, Lina Antunes, Eduardo Catoquessa, Filomena Amaral, Gade Miguel, Valdano Manuel, Tania Monteiro, Jéssica Campos, Bruno Sinedino, Arlindo Paquissi, Apolíneo Paxi, Antonieta Bravo, Jane Domingos, Selma Oliveira, Wilson Laffita, Eduardo Kedisobua, José Salizi, Hélio Pereira, Ueza Leitão, Tussamba Sivi, Joice Dala, Janio Nuno, Jacinto Mateus, Manuel Rocha, Belmiro Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
Subjects:
Trauma
Trauma surgery
Angolan
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262025000294
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Summary:The 2nd Angolan Trauma Surgery Congress, held in Luanda, brought together healthcare professionals, surgeons, and policymakers to address the pressing challenges in trauma care across Angola. This article summarizes the congress’s key themes, clinical insights, and policy discussions, with an emphasis on improving trauma systems, multidisciplinary coordination, and evidence-based surgical practices. The sessions underscored the urgent need for capacity building, trauma registries, and the standardization of pre-hospital and hospital-based trauma care protocols. The discussions also provided a platform for evaluating Angola’s current surgical response to polytrauma, highlighting advances, limitations, and future directions.
ISSN:2666-2620

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