Meet Dr Claire Karekezi, Rwandan Neurosurgeon

When Dr. Claire Karekezi started medical school in 2002, neurosurgery did not exist in Rwanda. Neurology and neurosurgery were taught in the classroom, but there was no formal neurosurgery training and not a single practicing Rwandan neurosurgeon in the country. The scarce neurosurgical care was provided by expatriate surgeons from South Africa and Cuba. Today Dr. […]