Dr Langa James - Surgeon

22/09/2025

I am honored to participate in the Global Surgery Advocacy Certificate (GSAC) program as a general surgeon from South Sudan. I have greatly benefited from the in-person sessions held at the University of Global Health Equity (Butaro campus). I am particularly grateful to our facilitators, Operation Smile, and the Nkafu Policy Institute.
In South Sudan, we face significant challenges within our healthcare system. The government does not provide universal health coverage for its citizens, and our healthcare budget has not met the expectations set in the 2001 Abuja Declaration. The global surgery sessions have inspired me to seek solutions that will enhance timely access to quality surgical and obstetric care, most importantly, health equity for all.
During the sessions, I learned “Knowing my Why,” how to develop an advocacy strategy, map stakeholders, secure funding for advocacy projects, utilize storytelling for advocacy, develop a pitch, understand human rights in global surgery, leverage social media for advocacy, and engage in health diplomacy. We also participated in practical exercises, including pitch development and health diplomacy, and even created a podcast as part of our training.
At the end of the sessions, one of my colleagues from Burkina Faso confidently stated, "I am the face of Global Surgery." Indeed, this GSAC in-person training empowered us to become advocates for Global Surgery. I am Dr. Langa James, a Global Surgery advocate from South Sudan, and I am dedicated to improving surgical care in my country.

University of Global Health Equity Smile Nkafu Policy Institute

21/06/2025

As modern surgeons, we are advocating for Advanced surgical practices in South Sudan 🇸🇸.

27/03/2025

Goiter is an enlarge thyroid gland. This is a 30-year-old female for whom a Subtotal thyroidectomy done for Multinodular Goiter (non toxic). Biopsy send and the patient was discharged after 3 days of hospital stay.

15/03/2025

Skin Graft procedure done for a Granulated Wound post debridement done for a necrotizing soft tissue infection.

02/03/2025

Research and Evidence based medicine are the pillars of modern Surgical Practices.

Langa James Oriho has published 3 articles and reviewed 4 in The Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

19/02/2025

This is a case of a 20-year-old male patient who presented with peritonitis, diagnosed as perforated peptic ulcer disease. A surgical intervention (pedicle Omental patch) was done with sub hepatic drainage. The patient was successfully discharge after 6 days, and was put on H-pylori eradication therapy.

24/01/2025

To all my clients, I will be at Al Baraka Specialized Medical Complex every Friday every Friday.

18/01/2025

Femoral hernias are inferior to the ingսinal ligament and protrude through the femoral ring, which is medial to the femoral vein and lateral to the lacunar ligament. Femoral hernias account for less than 10 percent of all groin hernias and only 2 to 4 percent of all groin herոiа repairs. This a case of a 40-year-old female patient who presented with left inguinal swelling of a 1-week duration, intraoperatively it was found to be a femoral hernia, the sac contents were reduced, and a McVay repair was done.

02/12/2024

Please support my research publication at Researchgate. The Management and Outcomes of Septic Shock Among Surgical Patients at the Jimma University Medical Center: A Prospective Study.

See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.

09/09/2024

This is a 78-year-old female male who presented with Right-side weakness and inability to communicate for a 1-week duration. CT was done after physical examination and it showed left side chronic subdural hematoma. Burr-hole was done under local anesthesia and the patient regained motor function and speech immediately after the operation. She was discharged after 2 days.

23/08/2024

Thank you COSECSA for the recognition. Continuous medical education is one the pillars of knowledge building.

05/08/2024

I've just reached 400 followers! Thank you for continuing support. I could never have made it without each one of you. 🙏🤗🎉