Improving intersectoral collaboration between formal healthcare workers and traditional bonesetters: evaluation of a pilot collaborative orthopaedic trauma course in rural Tanzania
Health workers and traditional bonesetters in rural Tanzania took a joint course on fracture care. Knowledge scores rose and stayed higher a year later, and participants reported greater mutual respect.
Full title: Improving intersectoral collaboration between formal healthcare workers and traditional bonesetters in resource-limited settings: evaluation of a pilot collaborative orthopaedic trauma course in rural Tanzania.
BMC Medical Education · August 2025
GSF contributors: Geoff Ibbotson and Nefti Bempong-Ahun