Africa's Neglected Surgical Workforce Crisis
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
The Lancet
Volume:
371
Issue:
9613
Copyright:
2008
Description:
This article outlines the challenges facing the surgical workforce in Africa. Funding priorities in Africa typically favor infectious diseases, and surgery and perioperative care have been neglected, even though essential surgical care at district hospitals is more cost effective than some other highly prioritized interventions, such as antiretroviral therapy for HIV. There is a need to integrate surgical and anesthetic training programs so health personnel, particularly in rural areas, can treat the full range of diseases appropriate to that level of care. [adapted from author]
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Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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