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The South Yorkshire Endoscopy Group was established in 2012 by a group of both Sudanese-trained and UK-based gastroenterologists. Our group has established links over 7 years with the Sudanese Society of Gastroenterology (SSG) and has provided training for consultant trainers, trainee endoscopists and endoscopy nurses, as well as supporting the annual SSG conference in Sudan.
Our host hospital, Ibn Sina (IS), is the national centre for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. IS also hosts the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Khartoum Training Center. This centre manages up to 60 cases of bleeding oesophageal varices/week.1 This is accounted for by the endemic nature of schistosomiasis and a high prevalence of viral hepatitis.2 3
In 2018, two UK gastroenterology registrars were invited to travel to Khartoum, after a competitive selection process, to gain experience …
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Contributors AA, TM, KS, ES, DPH, AMA and MD discussed and planned the training experience. AA and TM collected the data. AA, TM, DA and MD drafted the article. All authors approved the final article.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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