A national survey of surgical activity in hospitals in Malawi.

Malawi is a poor country with few doctors. It has 21 district hospitals, all of which have operating theatres but none of which has a surgeon. Most district hospitals are manned by a single doctor and two or more paramedic clinical officers. In 2003, a total of 28,594 operations were performed in di...

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Main Authors: Steinlechner, C, Tindall, A, Lavy, C, Mkandawire, N, Chimangeni, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006