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Case discussions

Learn from each other’s cases

Send us an interesting anaesthesia, pain medicine or critical care case. Each month AVA chooses one to share, so colleagues across Africa can read it and add their ideas.

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1. SendSend an anonymised case and the question you want help with.
2. ChooseEach month AVA reviews the cases and shares one, with your agreement.
3. LearnColleagues share ideas and everyone leaves with new approaches for their own practice.
Before you share a case

Remove names, initials, dates of birth, hospital numbers, photographs and anything else that could identify a patient or a facility. Share only what you are allowed to share. This space is for education and is not for urgent clinical decisions.

Case of the month

The first case will appear here

AVA shares one case each month, with the ideas of colleagues. Be the first: send yours below.

News and updates

What is new in anaesthesia

New guidelines, research and innovations from around the world, with links to the original sources.

    AVA reviewers are preparing short plain-language summaries in English and Swahili. Email and WhatsApp alerts are coming soon. Tell AVA you want them.

    Latest from AVA

    What is new on the AVA website

    EventsUpcoming anaesthesia meetingsWorldwide, across Africa and in Tanzania, all in one place. CommunityCase discussionsShare an interesting case and learn from colleagues. EducationLearning materialsSlides and study notes for residents, trainees and students.

    Anaesthesia across Africa

    Find your country

    Choose a country to see its anaesthesia society and the meetings coming up there. We are adding more countries as we gather the details.

    5,949physician anaesthesia providers
    15,422non-physician anaesthesia providers
    21,372providers in total
    2.0providers per 100,000 people

    Totals for the World Health Organization African Region, which does not include the countries of North Africa. Source: Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey, Law and others, 2024 (data collected 2021 to 2023). Workforce map

    Countries with a white tile and a navy outline already have details.