Towards equitable surgical systems: development and outcomes of a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan in Tanzania

I Citron, D Jumbam, J Dahm, S Mukhopadhyay… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Despite emergency and essential surgery and anaesthesia care being recognised as a part
of Universal Health Coverage, 5 billion people worldwide lack access to safe, timely and …

Development of a unifying target and consensus indicators for global surgical systems strengthening: proposed by the global alliance for surgery, obstetric, trauma …

A Haider, JW Scott, CD Gause, M Meheš… - World journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
After decades on the margins of primary health care, surgical and anaesthesia care is
gaining increasing priority within the global development arena. The 2015 publications of …

[HTML][HTML] The situation of safe surgery and anaesthesia in Tanzania: a systematic review

K Nyberger, DT Jumbam, J Dahm, S Maongezi… - World journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Improvement in the surgical system requires intersectoral coordination. To
achieve this, the development of National Surgical, Obstetric, and Anaesthesia Plans …

Safe surgery for all: early lessons from implementing a national government-driven surgical plan in Ethiopia

D Burssa, A Teshome, K Iverson, O Ahearn… - World journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Recognizing the unmet need for surgical care in Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of Health
(FMOH) has pioneered innovative methodologies for surgical system development with …

Effectiveness of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention on improving surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: protocol for a quasi-experimental study

S Alidina, S Kuchukhidze, G Menon, I Citron… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Effective, scalable strategies for improving surgical quality are urgently needed
in low-income and middle-income countries; however, there is a dearth of evidence about …

Improving surgical quality in low-income and middle-income countries: why do some health facilities perform better than others?

S Alidina, P Chatterjee, N Zanial, SS Alreja… - BMJ Quality & …, 2021 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Evidence on heterogeneity in outcomes of surgical quality interventions in low-
income and middle-income countries is limited. We explored factors driving performance in …

[HTML][HTML] A multimodal mentorship intervention to improve surgical quality in Tanzania's Lake Zone: a convergent, mixed methods assessment

S Alidina, L Tibyehabwa, SS Alreja, D Barash… - Human Resources for …, 2021 - Springer
Background Safe, high-quality surgical care in many African countries is a critical need.
Challenges include availability of surgical providers, improving quality of care, and building …

Outcomes of a multicomponent safe surgery intervention in Tanzania's Lake Zone: a prospective, longitudinal study

S Alidina, G Menon, SJ Staffa, S Alreja… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Evidence-based strategies for improving surgical quality and patient outcomes
in low-resource settings are a priority. Objective To evaluate the impact of a multicomponent …

Reducing surgical site infections and mortality among obstetric surgical patients in Tanzania: a pre-evaluation and postevaluation of a multicomponent safe surgery …

EC Ernest, A Hellar, J Varallo, L Tibyehabwa… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Despite ongoing maternal health interventions, maternal deaths in Tanzania
remain high. One of the main causes of maternal mortality includes postoperative infections …

[HTML][HTML] Development and content validation of the safe surgery organizational readiness tool: a quality improvement study

TC Hayirli, JG Meara, D Barash, B Chirangi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Recent efforts to increase access to safe and high-quality surgical care in low-
and middle-income countries have proven successful. However, multiple facilities …