Visit Kiruddu Hospital Uganda
In March the two day Basic Burn Course in the Kiruddu hospital in Kampala, Uganda was organized with doctors and nurse from Kiruddu, The team of Interplast from the Maasstad Hospital in Rotterdam and Global Injury, Amsterdam.
This 2 week visit was as always important to work together with the nurses to improve nursing care and management of the burn patients.
Recent publications
Zijlstra EE. Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in East Africa, with focus on Sudan: Review of three decades of experience and research. Ann Med Sci Res 2025;4:S35-46.
Hofland HWC, Opegu TM, Kalanzi EW, Viyuyi E, Chikoto T, Zijlstra EE. Increasing experience in the use of papaya for burn injuries in an African context, potential and limitations. Burns Open 9 (2025) 100385
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News
21st European Burns Association Congress 3-6 September 2025, Berlin, Germany
Contributions included (see under Events):
Presentations on
1. Use of tropical fruit Papaya in treatment of burn injuries
2. Toxic epidermal necrolysis