Emergency and surgery services of primary hospitals in the United Republic of Tanzania

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Penoyar, Tom ^a   Cohen, Hillary ^b   Kibatala, P ^c   Magoda, A ^d   Saguti, G ^c   Noel, L ^e   Groth, S ^e   Mwakyusa, D H ^f   Cherian, M ^e  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c World Health Organisation United Republic of Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^d St Francis Designated District Hospital   (Tanzania)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCISION; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; OPEN FRACTURE; PULSE OXIMETER; RESIDENT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TANZANIA; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRAUMATOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84857834790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000369     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Debas HT, Gosselin R, McCord C, et al. Surgery. In: Jamison D, ed. Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries. 2nd edn. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006:1245-59.
2. Weiser TG, Regenbogen SE, Thompson KD, et al. An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modeling strategy based on available data. Lancet 2008;372:139-44.
3. World Health Organization (Internet site). Geneva: World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/countries/tza/en/ (accessed 18 Feb 2011).
4. Mwakyusa D. The National Road Map Strategic Plan to Accelerate Reduction of Maternal, Newborn and child deaths in Tanzania 2008-2015. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Annual Summit of MoHSW, 2008:1-13.
5. Emergency and essential surgical care (Internet site). Geneva: World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/surgery (accessed 18 Feb 2011).
6. Maternal mortality in 2005: estimates developed by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Bank. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2007. http://www.who.int/ reproductive-health/publications/maternal-mortality-2005/mme-2005.pdf
7. Cherian M, Choo S, Wilson I, et al. Building and retaining the neglected anaesthesia health workforce: is it crucial for health systems strengthening through primary health care? Bull WHO 2010;88:637-9.
8. Laxminarayan R, Mills AJ, Breman JG, et al. Advancement of global health: key messages from the Disease Control Priorities Project. Lancet 2006;367:1193-208.
9. Gosselin R, Thind A, Bellardinelli A. Cost/DALY averted in a small hospital in Sierra Leone: what is the Relative Contribution of Different services? World J Surg 2006;30:505-11.
10. McCord C, Chowdhury J. A cost-effective small hospital in Bangladesh: what it can mean for emergency obstetric care. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2003;81:83-92. (Pubitemid 36379251)
11. Belle J, Cohen H, Shindo N, et al. Influenza preparedness in lowresource settings: a look at oxygen delivery in 12 African countries. J Inf Dev Count 2010;4:419-24.
12. Hedges JP, Mock CN, Cherian MN. The Political Economy of emergency and essential surgery in global health. World J Surg 2010;34:2003-6.