Sub-Saharan Africa

The RTCs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) aim at bringing teaching of excellence to residents in neurology and neighboring specialties in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The RTC is organised in cooperation with AFAN – African Academy of Neurology - and other scientific societies who through their contribution make the RTC possible. The EAN Task Force “Neurology and Africa” together with the EAN Education Committee and Quality Assurance task-force guarantee the high scientific standard of the RTC. This educational activity in SSA started in 2008 and saw the participation of about 900 residents from over 20 countries of SSA.
The EAN Head Office together with the Chairperson of the EAN Task Force “Neurology and Africa” and the local organizer are responsible for the logistics surrounding the RTC in SSA.

The Date and Programme of the 14^th RTC will be communicated in due course. 

RTCs in SSA reaches out to the following audience: Residents in neurology, internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine and all neighboring specialties to neurology.

Organised in cooperation with:
EAN - European Academy of Neurology and AFAN - African Academy of Neurology
In cooperation with the University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda and Partner Organisations:
AAN    American Academy of Neurology
IBRO  International Brain Research Organisation
WFN   World Federation of Neurology
MDS   Movement Disorder Society 
WSO   World Stroke Organisation