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Surgery in low‐income countries during crisis: experience at Médecins Sans Frontières facilities in 20 countries between 2008 and 2014
Author(s) -
Trelles Miguel,
Dominguez Lynette,
Stewart Barclay T.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/tmi.12523
Subject(s) - developing country , medicine , political science , environmental health , economic growth , economics
The global burden of trauma and surgical conditions fall disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).(1, 2) Inopportunely, developing countries are least equipped to provide essential surgical care.(3) Consequently, LMICs have a significant burden of unmet surgical needs.(4) When these fragile health systems are disrupted by conflict, a natural disaster or an epidemic the volume and quality of surgical care decreases even further. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved