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

• Main Authors: Dr. Stéphane Verguet, PhD (Author), Blake C Alkire, MD (Author), Stephen W Bickler, MD (Author), Jeremy A Lauer, PhD (Author), Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, MD (Author), George Molina, MD (Author), Thomas G Weiser, MD (Author), Gavin Yamey, MD (Author), Mark G Shrime, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...