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- Title
Essential surgery at the district hospital: a retrospective descriptive analysis in three African countries.
- Authors
Galukande, Moses; von Schreeb, Johan; Wladis, Andreas; Mbembati, Naboth; de Miranda, Helder; Kruk, Margaret E; Luboga, Sam; Matovu, Alphonsus; McCord, Colin; Ndao-Brumblay, S Khady; Ozgediz, Doruk; Rockers, Peter C; Quiñones, Ana Romàn; Vaz, Fernando; Debas, Haile T; Macfarlane, Sarah B
- Abstract
Surgical conditions contribute significantly to the disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet there is an apparent neglect of surgical care as a public health intervention to counter this burden. There is increasing enthusiasm to reverse this trend, by promoting essential surgical services at the district hospital, the first point of contact for critical conditions for rural populations. This study investigated the scope of surgery conducted at district hospitals in three sub-Saharan African countries.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2010, Vol 7, Issue 3, pe1000243
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.1000243