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Editorial Commentary on Bolkan et al. “The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory”

Author: Barclay T. Stewart

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 6/2016

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After decades of work by the global surgical care community to create an evidence base for advocacy and give a voice to the billions of people in the world who lack access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care, the World Health Assembly (WHA) adopted resolution 68.15—Strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia as a component of universal health coverage [1]. …

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Title: Editorial Commentary on Bolkan et al. “The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory”
Author: Barclay T. Stewart
Publication date: 01-06-2016
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3439-8

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