Plenary & debates
Keynotes on outcomes, safety and health policy with moderated discussion.
Conferences
Where Somali pediatric surgery meets the world.
Our scientific meetings convene clinicians, researchers and partners to advance practice and policy.
Flagship congress, regional symposia, and global webinars.
The annual SAPS Congress is the premier pediatric surgery scientific event in Somalia, bringing together domestic and international faculty across plenary sessions, parallel tracks and skills labs.
Regional symposia deepen subspecialty conversations closer to hospitals in Somaliland and southern corridors. Virtual webinars extend access when travel is constrained—without lowering scientific rigor.
Program format
What you’ll find at SAPS scientific meetings
Abstracts & posters
Clinical audits, quality improvement and research from Somali and partner centers.
Skills labs
Simulation and small-group sessions focused on procedural competence.
Who attends
Built for clinicians, trainees and partners
Congress is designed so pediatric surgeons, anesthesia colleagues, nurses and hospital administrators can leave with protocols and networks they can apply immediately.
- Consultant and trainee pediatric surgeons across Somalia
- Hospital leads investing in children’s surgical services
- Researchers and global faculty presenting joint programs
Get involved
Abstracts, sponsorship & faculty slots
SAPS welcomes abstract submissions for oral and poster categories. Partners may support sessions, exhibition space or travel bursaries for trainees. Faculty exchanges are coordinated through the scientific committee.
Reach the scientific committeeUpcoming
Save the dates below—registration details are shared through SAPS channels and partner hospitals.
Mar 14–16, 2026 Mogadishu
3rd Annual SAPS Pediatric Surgery Congress
International faculty, paper presentations and hands-on simulation tracks.
Sep 20, 2026 Hargeisa
Regional Symposium on Neonatal Surgery
Clinical updates and case discussions for the Horn of Africa.
Nov 04, 2026 Online
SAPS Webinar: Trauma in Children
Live virtual session with global pediatric trauma specialists.