{"id":5340,"date":"2026-02-03T16:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/?page_id=5340"},"modified":"2026-06-26T08:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T08:46:43","slug":"women-in-surgery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/women-in-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5340\" class=\"elementor elementor-5340\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d43c486 lm-page-header elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tp-parallax-no\" data-id=\"d43c486\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;tp_sticky_sec_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b2b3e01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumb-wrap\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\r\n    <ul class=\"breadcrumb\">\r\n      <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"breadcrumb-item separator\">\u203a<\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/resources\/\">WISA<\/a><\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"breadcrumb-item separator\">\u203a<\/li>\r\n      <li class=\"breadcrumb-item current\">Women in Surgery<\/li>\r\n    <\/ul>\r\n  <\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5c08\" data-id=\"c4c5c08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill-label\">\r\n  <span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\r\n  Rising Stars\r\n<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4fd9b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a4fd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Celebrating women surgeons in Uganda<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f72ec2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f72ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Women in Uganda are represented in all branches of surgery and at all career stages underscoring the fact that women do compete favorably with men to achieve a great education, work hard and conduct extensive research to become pioneers in surgery and other fields of science.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5beda9 elementor-align-left wave elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"c5beda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/download\/celebrating-women-surgeons\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn More<i class=\"xlwpf isaxbold-direct-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-682891e\" data-id=\"682891e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_sticky_col_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bb4bb diagonal-shine elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88bb4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b43e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5b43e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill-label\">\r\n  <span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\r\n  Rising Stars\r\n<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d10711d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d10711d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WiSA Magazine 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aadc2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47aadc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This March, we celebrate the courage, determination, and extraordinary contributions<br \/>of women in surgery across Uganda and the African continent.<\/p><p>Although women now make up a growing proportion of the medical workforce, they remain significantly under-represented in surgical specialties. In our region, women constitute only a small proportion of practicing surgeons. Yet every year, more women step forward\u2014choosing the demanding but profoundly rewarding path of surgery. These women are pioneers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bc9f0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tp-parallax-no\" data-id=\"9bc9f0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_sticky_sec_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"\" class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-beef802\" data-id=\"beef802\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_sticky_col_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eac76d elementor-align-left wave elementor-invisible elementor-widget 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elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b4387\" data-id=\"a4b4387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tp_sticky_col_effect_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01fd56 diagonal-shine elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b01fd56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/devs.wordpress.ug\/asou\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MISA-Magazine-_1.png?fit=800%2C1016&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5849\" alt=\"\" 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