The global paediatric surgery network: A model of subspecialty collaboration within global surgery
dc.contributor.author | Butler, M.W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozgediz, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Poenaru, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ameh, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Andrawes, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Azzie, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Borgstein, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | DeUgarte, D.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Elhalaby, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ganey, M.E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gerstle, J.T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hansen, E.N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hesse, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lakhoo, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Krishnaswami, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Langer, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Levitt, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Meier, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Minocha, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nwomeh, B.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdur-Rahman, L.O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Rothstein, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sekabira, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-11-19T09:34:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-11-19T09:34:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-02 | |
dc.description.abstract | Attention to surgical conditions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has increased in recent years. Because half of the population in the world’s poorest countries are children [1], paediatric surgical conditions compose a significant proportion of the global burden of disease (BoD), and there are critical shortages in workforce and skills to treat these diseases in LMICs. Several population-based studies have highlighted the magnitude of the need for paediatric surgery and the limited capacity, both in human resources and in infrastructure, to tackle the problem [2, 3]. Africa, in particular, has a grave shortage of paediatric surgeons. The number of fully trained paediatric surgeons ranges from 1 in Malawi (population 13 million) to 120 in Egypt (population of 80 million). In more than half of African countries, no full-time paediatric surgeon is available [4, 5]. LMICs in other world regions have a similar challenge. The problem is not only limited to a poor ratio of qualified health professionals to the population, but also a significant shortage of healthcare assistants, poor primary care, delayed referral to specialists, and extensive access challenges [6]. Children in areas of conflict and disaster face exceptional challenges in having their surgical needs met [7, 8]. Despite this burden of paediatric surgical disease in LMICs, child health programs and donor funding have not prioritized surgical services, focusing instead on communicable diseases. | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-014-2843-1 | |
dc.identifier.other | Volume 39, Issue 2, pp 335–342 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25572 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | World Journal of Surgery | en_US |
dc.subject | Paediatric Surgery | en_US |
dc.subject | Global Surgery | en_US |
dc.subject | low- and middle-income countries | en_US |
dc.subject | global burden of disease (BoD) | en_US |
dc.title | The global paediatric surgery network: A model of subspecialty collaboration within global surgery | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |
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