The Continental Association of African Neurosurgical Societies (CAANS) is the continental,
non-governmental
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from g ...
,
learned society
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representing the neurosurgeons of
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n region. It is one of the 5 Continental Associations (
AANS,
AASNS, CAANS,
EANS and
FLANC) of the
World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS).
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Learned societies
Medical and health organizations
Neurosurgery organizations
Organizations based in Africa