TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE FOR SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN MALAWI a cross sectional nationwide household survey

• Main Authors: Carlos Varela (Author), Sven Young (Author), Nyengo Mkandawire (Author), Reinou S. Groen (Author), Leonard Banza (Author), Asgaut Viste (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is estimated that nearly five billion people worldwide do not have access to safe surgery. This access gap disproportionately affects low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). One of the barriers to healthcare in LMICs is access to transport to a healthcare facility. Both avail...