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An Assessment of Surgical and Anesthesia Staff at 10 Government Hospitals in Sierra Leone
Author(s) -
Emily Vaughan,
Frances Sesay,
Adaora Chima,
Mira Meheš,
Benjamin Lee,
Dzifa Dordunoo,
Alice Sitch,
Gilles de Wildt,
Thaim B. Kamara,
Bailah Leigh,
Fizan Abdullah,
John Sampson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.2246
Subject(s) - sierra leone , medicine , workforce , nurse anesthetist , government (linguistics) , nursing , population , health care , professional development , family medicine , medical education , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , development economics , economics , economic growth
Strengthening workforce capacity to deliver essential surgical and anesthesia care has been identified as a strategy for addressing the unmet burden of morbidity and mortality in under-resourced countries. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world and faces the challenge of stretching limited resources to provide appropriate health care for a population of 6 million.

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