ReviewBMJ global health2020
Lessons from developing, implementing and sustaining a participatory partnership for children's surgical care in Tanzania.
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- Beyond high-level recommendations and rule books: doing the 'hard work' of global health research - lessons and recommendations from an interdisciplinary global partnership.BMJ global health · 2024Article
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- A review of twenty-first century developments in paediatric surgery in Africa.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Review
- Practical quality improvement changes for a low-resourced pediatric unit.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The status of pediatric surgery in Malawi: a narrative mini-review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Critical shortage of capacity to deliver safe paediatric surgery in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 67 hospitals in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Inspirational Women in Surgery: Professor Kokila Lakhoo, South Africa.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
- A Journey Undertaken by Families to Access General Surgical Care for their Children at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania; Prospective Observational Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2022Observational
- The start-up phase of a non-specialist paediatric surgical service by outreach focused on capacity building at the Consolata Hospital Ikonda, Makete District, Tanzania.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2020Article
- Global health is more than just 'Public Health Somewhere Else'.BMJ global health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Global surgery is an essential component of Universal Health Coverage. Surgical conditions account for almost one-third of the global burden of disease, with the majority of patients living in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Children account for more than half of the global population; however, in many LMIC settings they have poor access to surgical care due to a lack of workforce and health system infrastructure to match the need for children's surgery. Surgical providers from high-income countries volunteer to visit LMICs and partner with the local providers to deliver surgical care and trainings to improve outcomes. However, some of these altruistic efforts fail. We aim to share our experience on developing, implementing and sustaining a partnership in global children's surgery in Tanzania. The use of participatory methods facilitated a successful 17-yearlong partnership, ensured a non-hierarchical environment and encouraged an understanding of the context, local needs, available resources and hospital capacity, including budget constraints, when codesigning solutions. We believe that participatory approaches are feasible and valuable in developing, implementing and sustaining global partnerships for children's surgery in LMICs.
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