A geospatial analysis of two-hour surgical access to district hospitals in South Africa

• Main Authors: Kathryn M. Chu (Author), Angela J. Dell (Author), Harry Moultrie (Author), Candy Day (Author), Megan Naidoo (Author), Stephanie van Straten (Author), Sarah Rayne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In a robust health care system, at least 80% of a country's population should be able to access a district hospital that provides surgical care within 2 hours. The objective was to identify the proportion of the population living within 2 hours of a district hospital with su...