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ArticleInternational journal of health policy and management2018

Local Research Catalyzes National Surgical Planning Comment on "Global Surgery - Informing National Strategies for Scaling Up Surgery in Sub-Saharan Africa".

Micah G Katz, Raymond R Price, Jade M Nunez

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Article in International journal of health policy and management, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Global Surgery Priorities: A Response to Recent Commentaries.International journal of health policy and management · 2019
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Micah G KatzCenter for Global Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Raymond R PriceCenter for Global Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jade M NunezCenter for Global Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

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Abstract

In 2015 the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) argued that surgical care is important to national health systems along with the economic viability of countries. Gajewski and colleagues outlined how the Commission's blueprint has been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa, including two funded research projects that were integrated into national surgical plans. Here, we outline how the five processes proposed by Gajewski and colleagues are critical to integrate research, policy, and on-the-ground implementation. We also propose that, moving forward, the most pressing adjunct in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) may be a better characterization of rural surgical practices through rigorous research along with models that enable lessons to inform national policy.

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Delivery of Health CareResearchAfrica South of the SaharaHumansAfricaGlobal SurgeryNational Surgical PlansSystems Approach

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PMID30624880
PMCPMC6326645

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