Essential Neuro – Neurosurgery for the non-neursurgeon 2026
The Essential Neuro Workshop was created to strengthen neuro-care where specialists may not be available. Hosted in Mauritius, this 2-day event will bring together generalists and specialists to share practical knowledge, build skills, and grow networks.
Venue: Hilton Mauritius Resort and Spa
These sessions answer the practical, pressing questions that frontline providers face: When should I act? What must I not miss? When do I refer?
Our clinical sessions were designed with the non-specialist audience in mind, reflecting the reality that neurosurgical emergencies often present to generalists first.
Scholarships are available here for traveling delegates from SADC countries (excludes South Africa and Mauritius)
Why This Matters
what we learnt, is what we are teaching and what we are teaching, we are doing
Essential Neuro gave me practical guidance on how to begin
Essential Neuro helped me think broadly in terms of future career
The Essential Neuro Workshop demonstrated beyond doubt that there is both demand and impact: clinicians and allied health care professionals at all levels are eager to learn, and they carry that knowledge back to their teams, patients, and institutions. We aim to continue expanding access to under-represented regions, provide more scholarships to those in need, strengthen follow-up mentorship and build a growing community of generalists and specialists working together to improve neurosurgical care in Africa.
Because in neurosurgery, as our workshop reminded us: brains don’t wait for specialists.
