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ArticleAnnals of global health2026

Host Country Views of Short-Term Medical Missions: Community-Based Research in Ghana, Uganda, and Guatemala.

Efua Esaaba Mantey, Emilly Maractho, Erwin Calgua-Guerra, Daniel Doh, Guillermo Zea-Flores, Carolina López, Sirry Alang, Peter Donkor, Judith N Lasker

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Article in Annals of global health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Efua Esaaba ManteyDepartment of Social Work, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Emilly MaracthoUganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda.
Erwin Calgua-GuerraSchool of Medicine, University of San Carlos of Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Daniel DohSchool of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Guillermo Zea-FloresRafael Landívar University, Guatemala.
Carolina LópezIndependent researcher, Guatemala.
Sirry AlangUniversity of Pittsburgh, USA.
Peter DonkorKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Judith N LaskerLehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Medical MissionsVolunteersDeveloping CountriesFemaleFocus GroupsGhanaGuatemalaHumansMaleUgandacommunity needsdecolonializationshort-term medical missionsskillssustainability

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PMID41623437
PMCPMC12857627

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