Background In low-resource settings, access to emergency cesarean section is associated
with various delays leading to poor neonatal outcomes. In this study, we described the delays …

Background Since long travel times to reach health facilities are associated with worse
outcomes, geographic accessibility is one of the six core global surgery indicators; this …

Background In developing countries, 9 out of 10 patients lack access to timely operative care.
Most patients seek care at district hospitals that often lack operative capacity, creating a …

Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality
in low-income and middle-income countries, where rates of SSIs can reach 30%. Due to …

Background: As the volume of surgical cases in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
increases, surgical-site infections (SSIs) are becoming more prevalent with anecdotal …

Objective To determine the health facility cost of cesarean section at a rural district hospital
in Rwanda. Methods Using time-driven activity-based costing, this study calculated capacity …

Background The development of a surgical site infection (SSI) after cesarean section (c-section)
is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, …

Background The implementation of community-based health insurance in (CBHI) in Rwanda
has reduced out of pocket (OOP) spending for the > 79% of citizens who enroll in it but the …

Surgical site infections are an important health concern, particularly in low-resource areas,
where there is poor access to clinical facilities or trained clinical staff. As an application of …

Background Most mortality attributable to surgical emergencies occurs in low‐ and middle‐income
countries. District hospitals, which serve as the first‐level surgical facility in rural sub‐…