Timing and cost of scaling up surgical services in low-income and middle-income countries from 2012 to 2030: a modelling study

Background: Given the large burden of surgical conditions and the crosscutting nature of surgery, scale-up of basic surgical services is crucial to health-system strengthening. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery proposed that, to meet populations' needs, countries should achieve 5000 major...

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Main Authors: Dr. Stéphane Verguet, PhD, Blake C Alkire, MD, Stephen W Bickler, MD, Jeremy A Lauer, PhD, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, MD, George Molina, MD, Thomas G Weiser, MD, Gavin Yamey, MD, Mark G Shrime, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X15700860