Objectives: The cancer burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is substantial.
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe country and region-specific patterns of …

… This study aimed to assess these important factors in Uganda’s government hospitals as
part of a larger study examining surgical and anesthesia capacity in low-income countries in …

Background Surgery has been neglected in low- and middle-income countries for decades.
It is vital that the Post-2015 Development Agenda reflect that surgery is an important part of a …

… Defence Force in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, were reporting on some of the same patients,
although based on slightly different accounts and activities from the perspective of the team’s …

… A military coup in 1980 set off a series of civil wars that lasted more than two decades and
devastated the country’s social and economic livelihood. According to Liberia’s National …

… Following the Lancet Commission’s suggestion, 3 we defined the catchment population of
a study hospital as the number of people who could reach the hospital via a vehicle trip that …

… meetings, monitor the group’s and health cluster’s online presence and actively participate
in … Within days of the earthquake, HI’s emergency response team had begun conducting a …

… The goal of the literature review was to guide the working group’s discussion of pre-departure
planning for the provision of surgical care in crises. Information was gathered on patterns …

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is considered to be a safe and effective
method of weight loss and reduction of comorbidities. Our publicly funded program recognizes …

Surgical treatment is the cornerstone of the management of colorectal cancer (CRC);
however, there is enormous variation in both the patterns of surgical care and patient-level …