Critical shortage of capacity to deliver safe paediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 67 hospitals in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania

Critical shortage of capacity to deliver safe paediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 67 hospitals in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania

IntroductionPaediatric surgical care is a significant challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where 42% of the population are children. Building paediatric surgical capacity to meet SSA country needs is a priority. This study aimed to assess district hospital paediatric surgical capacity in three cou...

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Main Authors: Jakub Gajewski, Chiara Pittalis, Eric Borgstein, Leon Bijlmakers, Gerald Mwapasa, Mweene Cheelo, Adinan Juma, Muskan Sardana, Ruairi Brugha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
sub-Saharan Africa
surgery
pediatric surgery
district hospital
rural Africa
surgical capacity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1189676/full

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