We all have people that have known us for a long time. If we are fortunate, some of them are in our corner and cheering us on. Most remarkably are the exceptional few that do it without any desire for recognition or self-promotion. Dr. Olufemi (Femi) Bankole is that person for many of us at…
Tag: hydrocephalus
NeuroKids First Year
Today, over a thousand babies will either be born with or acquire hydrocephalus. The vast majority are in lower income countries, and without some kind of surgical intervention, most of them will not survive past their second birthday. There is a profound sense of urgency to equip and support the surgeons and their teams on…
Here We Go! Cairo, Egypt
We are a month out from launching our first training center. The decision to start in Cairo goes back a few years. Dr. Osama Aglan completed a pediatric neurosurgical fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital in 2019, where he had the privilege to work alongside Dr. Ben Warf, the founder and chairman of Neuro Kids. While…
Urgent Timely Treatment & Care
In recognition of today’s World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day, we’re taking a look back at how we got here and why Neuro Kids is uniquely positioned to deliver contextually-appropriate neurosurgical solutions for kids with disabilities in the majority world, that all would enjoy the highest attainable standard of health. No stranger to people living…
Testimony at House Foreign Affairs Committee
In June, our Board Chair, Dr. Benjamin Warf, testified at a hearing on Brain Health at the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives. Dr. Warf’s testimony provided an excellent overview of the problems Neuro Kids is trying to solve, found at…