Inguinal hernia repair: a global perspective

J O'Brien, S Sinha, R Turner - ANZ journal of surgery, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed
worldwide with most of the burden of these occurring in low‐or middle‐income countries …

Global surgery is an essential component of global health

T Mac Quene, L Bust, J Louw, M Mwandri, KM Chu - the surgeon, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Global surgery as an essential component of global health. Global surgery is the study and
practice of improving access to timely, quality, and affordable surgical care. It emphasizes …

Prioritising and map** barriers to achieve equitable surgical care in South Africa: a multi-disciplinary stakeholder workshop

T Mac Quene, L Smith, ML Odland, S Levine… - Global Health …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Surgical healthcare in South Africa is inequitable with a
considerable lack of resources in the public health sector. Identifying barriers to care and …

[PDF][PDF] Reimagining primary health care workforce in rural and underserved settings

R Strasser, S Strasser - 2020‏ - researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz
This Discussion Paper starts at the local level and reimagines primary health care (PHC)
and the PHC workforce from the perspective of people living in rural and underserved urban …

Utilization of mobile surgical units to address surgical needs in remote African communities: a narrative review

N Mugisha, O Uwishema, R Noureddine, L Ghanem… - BMC surgery, 2024‏ - Springer
Accessing surgical care is of profound significance that face remote African communities
due to insufficient healthcare means and infrastructure. Deploying mobile surgical units …

Which surgical operations should be performed in district hospitals in East, Central and Southern Africa? Results of a survey of regional clinicians

Z Bentounsi, C Lavy, C Pittalis, M Clarke… - World journal of …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background In East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA), district hospitals (DH) are
the main source of surgical care for 80% of the population. DHs in Africa must provide basic …

We asked the experts: the role of rural hospitals in achieving equitable surgical access in low-resourced settings

K Chu, R Maine, R Duvenage - World Journal of Surgery, 2021‏ - Springer
Strengthening and defining the role of rural hospitals within a surgical ecosystem is
essential to improving quality and timely surgical access for rural people in low and middle …

Assessment of anesthesia capacity in public surgical hospitals in Guatemala

Y Zha, P Truché, E Izquierdo, K Zimmerman… - Anesthesia & …, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: International standards for safe anesthetic care have been developed by
the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA) and the World Health …

[PDF][PDF] Global surgery: a South African action plan

TC Hardcastle, KM Chu - South African Journal of Surgery, 2020‏ - ajol.info
177 SAJS VOL. 58 NO. 4 DECEMBER 2020 stakeholders, and the NSOAP must be
incorporated into the national health strategic plans for provision of EESC. Buy-in from …

Referral of district level operations to regional hospitals in South Africa

T Mac Quene, C Zhu, EO Owolabi, H Bougard… - Journal of Surgical …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction In South Africa, district hospitals have limited surgical capacity, and
most surgical conditions are referred to higher-level facilities for definitive management. This …