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Comment
. 2018 Nov 1;7(11):1056-1057.
doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.69.

Progress in Global Surgery Comment on "Global Surgery - Informing National Strategies for Scaling Up Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa"

Haile T Debas  1
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Progress in Global Surgery Comment on "Global Surgery - Informing National Strategies for Scaling Up Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa"

Haile T Debas. Int J Health Policy Manag. .

Abstract

Impressive progress has been made in global surgery in the past 10 years, and now serious and evidence-based national strategies are being developed for scaling-up surgical services in sub-Saharan Africa. Key to achieving this goal requires developing a realistic country-based estimate of burden of surgical disease, developing an accurate estimate of existing need, developing methods, rigorously planning and implementing the plan, and scaling-up essential surgical services at the national level.

Keywords: District Hospital; Global Surgery; Universal Health Coverage.

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