COSECSA

College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa Operates across 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

The 2027 COSECSA Admission Window is NOW OPEN!
Advance your surgical career with competency-based training, scholarships & internationally recognized qualifications.
MCS: 31 Oct 2026 | FCS: 31 Dec 2026
Apply: https://t.co/gspgAxxNJ4
#COSECSA #SurgicalTraining #GlobalSurgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

COSECSA wishes all 183 MCS candidates across 20 countries success and confidence as they sit their fully online exams tomorrow.

Thank you to the 136 examiners supporting the process. Together, we uphold surgical excellence across Africa.

#COSECSA #SurgicalExcellence #MCS2026

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

We are pleased to announce that the MCS application deadline has been extended to 15th November. Applicants now have more time to complete and submit their applications. Full instructions: https://t.co/WyhwvKcL56 #COSECSA #SurgicalTraining #MCS #globalsurgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Ms. @StellaItungu, CEO of COSECSA, attended the AO Alliance Board meeting from October 25 to 27. COSECSA and the AO Alliance work together to strengthen trauma and orthopaedic surgery training, including scholarships for surgeons in training. #COSECSA #AOAlliance #Globalsurgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

It was a pleasure for COSECSA CEO Ms. @StellaItungu to meet Mr Raymond Loretan of the Hirschmann Foundation in Geneva on October 26. The Foundation and the AO Alliance support the Women in T&O Scholarship Programme, which has had great impact in the region. #COSECSA #AOAlliance

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Yesterday our CEO, Ms.@StellaItungu, visited GSF’s Geneva offices as Chair of its High-Level Council, meeting Executive Director Dr Geoff Ibbotson and the Secretariat to discuss strengthening local teams and ownership of grassroots programmes. #COSECSA #GlobalSurgeryFoundation

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Free workshop on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Children, with SickKids Centre for Global Child Health. Lilongwe, Malawi, December 1, 2026. Open to surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and trainees. More info: https://t.co/4DQBZLsnm9 #COSECSA #ERAS

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Free hands-on laparoscopic surgery training in Lilongwe! Join our Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery course on 28 Nov, ahead of the 26th COSECSA Scientific Conference. Limited to the first 16 applicants. Details and how to apply: https://t.co/NmzelnW6fi #COSECSA #laparoscopy

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Calling COSECSA Fellows, senior residents and faculty in surgical oncology: apply for our one spot in SSO’s 2027 exchange, with a US observership and a travel stipend. Deadline: 30 October 2026. https://t.co/XW1zX1g2yP #COSECSA #SSO #GlobalSurgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Applications are open for the Mercy Ships MCS Training Scholarship, supporting 10 trainees with MCS programme entry and exam fees. Deadline: 31 October 2026. For more information, visit https://t.co/Zunp4ywgw4 #COSECSA #Mercyships #GlobalSurgery #Scholarships

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Applications for MCS close on 31 October 2026. If you're a medical doctor ready to start your training with COSECSA, we invite you to apply.
Joining instructions: https://t.co/79f0lxvVJt
Accredited hospitals: https://t.co/4eGqXIPKns
#COSECSA #COSECSA2026 #MCS #Globalsurgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

We were honoured to have #COSECSA President Prof. Laston Chikoya, past presidents Prof. Francis Omaswa and Prof. Christopher Samkange, VP Prof. Wakisa Mulwafu, Treasurer Dr Kitugi Samwel Nungu and ECC Chair Dr Hanna Getachew during their meeting with ECSA-HC in Arusha, Tanzania.

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

The COSECSA Experience: Dr. Franck K. Sikakulya, a neurosurgery trainee in Uganda, spent six months on elective at MOI, Tanzania, and left with “a renewed sense of purpose.”

Read more: https://t.co/RAsKFgAYoI #TheCOSECSAExperience

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

What has COSECSA training meant to you? Share your story for The COSECSA Experience: https://t.co/aN7ZxOZN4h #TheCOSECSAExperience #COSECSA2026 #Surgery

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

In partnership with @operationsmile , we are offering a 5-year scholarship for 15 individuals to train with COSECSA, starting January 2027. Applications close 15 October 2026.
Click Here to Apply: https://t.co/4JvfuGnagE
#COSECSA #OperationSmile #Scholarships #Surgery

[East and Central African Journal of Surgery @ECAJS]

The @ECAJS Special Issue on Surgical Policy & Advocacy is now open for submissions!
If your research touches surgical governance, NSOAPs, advocacy, workforce or global surgery, don't miss out!
Submit by 30 Nov: https://t.co/Ptbi5IzF9C

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

The 2026 COSECSA-CEGS-UGHE Lecture Series has wrapped up: 17 sessions, 1,588 participants, 61 countries. Heartfelt thanks to our presenters and our partners at the Centre for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS) for a fantastic series! #COSECSA #CEGS #GlobalSurgery #UGHE

[ABUC (Burundian Surgery Association) @AbucSurgery]

20th Surgical Congress Notification

Great news for everyone wanting to submit.

The deadline has been extended:
1. Submission deadline: 30/09/2026
2. Retained submissions notification: 07/10/2026

[COSECSA @cosecsa]

Abstract Deadline Extended!
The deadline for the 26th COSECSA Scientific Conference is now 19 September 2026.
Submit your research and contribute to the conversation on Surgery in the "Era of Antimicrobial Resistance."
Submit your abstract: https://t.co/JOwdeKI8s8
#COSECSA2026

[East and Central African Journal of Surgery @ECAJS]

Have you read through the papers published in the latest issue of the ECAJS?
This issue brings together publications from across Africa and features an editorial that spotlights COSECSA's Honorary Fellows contributions to surgical excellence. https://t.co/SMfUyi1CEp

[Surgical Association of Malawi @SurgeonsOf]

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