Surgical ambulance referrals in sub-Saharan Africa - financial costs and coping strategies at district hospitals in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia

• Main Authors: Martilord Ifeanyichi (Author), Henk Broekhuizen (Author), Mweene Cheelo (Author), Adinan Juma (Author), Gerald Mwapasa (Author), Eric Borgstein (Author), John Kachimba (Author), Jakub Gajewski (Author), Ruairi Brugha (Author), Chiara Pittalis (Author), Leon Bijlmakers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background An estimated nine out of ten persons in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are unable to access timely, safe and affordable surgery. District hospitals (DHs) which are strategically located to provide basic (non-specialist) surgical care for rural populations have in many instances been co...