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Strategic partnerships to improve surgical care in the Asia–Pacific region: proceedings

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Emergency and essential surgery is a critical component of universal health coverage. Session three of the three-part virtual meeting series on Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric, Anaesthesia, and Trauma Care in the Asia–Pacific Region ...
Rennie X. Qin, Makela Stankey, Anusha Jayaram, Zachary G. Fowler, Sangchul Yoon, David Watters, Adrian W. Gelb, Kee B. Park   +7 more
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Financing surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia, and trauma care in the Asia–Pacific region: proceedings

BMC Proceedings, 2023
Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care saves lives, prevents disability, promotes economic prosperity, and is a fundamental human right. Session two of the three-part virtual meeting series on Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric ...
Rennie X. Qin, Sangchul Yoon, Zachary G. Fowler, Anusha Jayaram, Makela Stankey, Lubna Samad, Kiki Maoate, Kee B. Park   +7 more
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Assessment of essential surgical and anaesthesia care capacity: a cross-sectional study in five Pacific Island CountriesResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 2023
Summary: Background: Pacific Island Countries (PICs) face unique challenges in providing surgical care. We assessed the surgical care capacity of five PICs to inform the development of National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans (NSOAP). Methods:
Rennie X. Qin, Grace Zhang, Meghan X. Lim, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Jemesa Tudravu, Josese Turagava, Rajeev Patel, Lisiate Ulufonua, Josephine Herman, Deacon Teapa, Yin Yin May, Margaret Tarere-Lehi, Basil Leodoro, Ngirachisau Mekoll, Elizabeth McLeod, Kee B. Park, Berlin Kafoa, Kiki Maoate, Viliami Tangi   +18 more
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World Health Assembly 73: A Step Forward for Global Surgery

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Member States at this year’s World Health Assembly 73 (WHA73), held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passed multiple resolutions that must be considered when framing efforts to strengthen surgical systems.
Gabrielle L. Cahill, Makela C. Stankey, Craig D. McClain, Kee B. Park   +3 more
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Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine COVID-19 seminar series: COVID and surgical, anesthetic and obstetric care

BMC Proceedings, 2021
On May 21, 2020, the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) hosted a webinar as part of the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine’s COVID-19 webinar series.
Elizabeth Miranda, John G. Meara, Alaska Pendleton, Alexander W. Peters, Vatshalan Santhirapala, Nabeel Ashraf, Nivaldo Alonso, Sadoscar Hakizimana, Abebe Bekele, Kee B. Park, Paul Farmer   +10 more
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Surgical Capacity in Public and Private Health Facilities After a Five-Year Strategic Plan Implementation in Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Background: Surgical capacity is critical for ensuring optimum access to safe, affordable, and timely emergency and essential surgical care (EESC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Ethiopia.
Kassa Haile Merga, Senedu Bekele Gebreegziabher, Edlawit Mesfine Getachew, Manual Kassaye Sibhatu, Hassen Mohammed Beshir, Tsegaye Hailu Kumssa, Akililu Alemu Ashuro, Endawoke Amsalu Alemayue, Mikiyas Teferi, Desalegn Bekele Taye, Berhane Redae Meshesha, Wuletaw Chane Zewude, Mulatu Biru Shagre   +12 more
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Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To explore factors influencing surgical provider productivity and identify barriers against and opportunities to increase individual surgical productivity in Sierra Leone, in order to explain the observed increase in unmet surgical need from 92.
Alimamy P Koroma, Maaike Flinkenflögel, A J van Duinen, H A Bolkan, Juul Bakker, Wouter W E Nolet, Peter Mboma, Tamba Sam, Ankie van den Broek, Andreas Gjøra, Barbro Lindheim-Minde, Samuel Kamanda   +11 more
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Emergency and critical care services in Tanzania: a survey of ten hospitals. [PDF]

, 2013
While there is a need for good quality care for patients with serious reversible disease in all countries in the world, Emergency and Critical Care tends to be one of the weakest parts of health systems in low-income countries.
A Iddriss, AC Cheng, AF Merry, AP Farmer, C Mock, D Konrad, D Watters, David Konrad, E Molyneux, E Molyneux, ED Riviello, Edwin Lugazia, F Abdullah, I Baelani, J Rylance, JA Crump, JA Razzak, Jaran Eriksen, JH Requejo, L Liu, L Pearson, Lars Irestedt, M Cherian, M English, M English, MW Dunser, MW Dunser, NK Adhikari, O Bataar, OC Kobusingye, P Ayieko, PS Chan, RP Dellinger, S Gove, S Jochberger, T Baker, T Nolan, Tanzania Service Provision Assessment Survey, Tim Baker, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Victor Mwafongo, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Y Amoateng-Adjepong   +50 more
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Assessing completeness of patient medical records of surgical and obstetric patients in Northern Tanzania

Global Health Action, 2020
Background Strengthening surgical services in resource-constrained settings is contingent on using high-quality data to inform decision making at clinical, facility, and policy levels. However, the evidence is sparse on gaps in paper-based medical record
William Lodge, Gopal Menon, Salome Kuchukhidze, Desmond T. Jumbam, Sarah Maongezi, Shehnaz Alidina, Boniface Nguhuni, Ntuli A. Kapologwe, John Varallo   +8 more
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Providing paediatric surgery in low-resource countries

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2023
Successful health systems comprise good outcomes, accessibility and availability. Surgery is the service that cuts across many treatment scenarios, yet in low- and middle-income countries 90% of people cannot access it.
David Cunningham, Emma Bryce, Maíra Fedatto   +2 more
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