Enabling access to safe surgery in rural Africa through mentorship and supervision: a case study

H Huang, C Pittalis, J Gajewski - Future Healthcare Journal, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A qualitative case study was conducted at Hai District Hospital, one of the health
facilities participating in SURG-Africa. Five mentors (in surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics …

Participatory action research to design a surgical training and supervision intervention for district level hospitals in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia

G Le, J Gajewski, M Cheelo, G Mwapasa, A Juma… - 2019 - ora.ox.ac.uk
(DLH). This implementation research study is from the baseline of a project scaling-up
access to safe surgical and anaesthesia care in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. Participatory …

Building safe surgery knowledge and capacity in Cambodia: a mixed-methods evaluation of an innovative training and mentorship intervention

S Bari, J Incorvia, O Ahearn, L Dara, S Sharma… - Global Health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Working in partnership with the Cambodian Ministry of Health, the Safe Surgery
2020 initiative (SS2020) supports the prioritization of surgery and mobilization of resources …

A EU-Africa partnership to co-design a training intervention to scale-up access to surgery in Africa

C Pittalis, G Drury, G Mwapasa… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The EU Global Health Strategy recognises that a skilled workforce is
critical to advance universal health coverage. In response, our consortium brought together …

[HTML][HTML] Mentoring approaches in a safe surgery program in Tanzania: Lessons learned during COVID-19 and recommendations for the future

L Fitzgerald, L Tibyehabwa, J Varallo, E Ernest… - Surgery Open …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 has dramatically affected the delivery of health care and technical
assistance. This is true in Tanzania, where maternal mortality and surgical infection rates are …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of a surgical supervision model in three African countries—protocol for a prospective mixed-methods controlled pilot trial

C Pittalis, R Brugha, G Crispino, L Bijlmakers… - Pilot and feasibility …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background District-level hospitals (DLHs) can play an important role in the delivery
of essential surgical services for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa if adequately …

Training responsibly to improve global surgical and anaesthesia capacity through institutional health partnerships: a case study

L Macpherson, M Collins - Tropical Doctor, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Urgent investment in human resources for surgical and anaesthesia care is
needed globally. Responsible training and education is required to ensure healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Invited commentary on: Mentoring approaches in a safe surgery program in Tanzania: Lessons learned during Covid-19 and recommendations for the future

JS Morgan, PJ Loehrer Sr - Surgery Open Science, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
137 participants scattered across great distances. To be effective, these virtual meetings
must be purposeful and each session must be well prepared. Importantly, this program …

Lasting impact: insights from a surgical mission-based mentoring training programme in the Republic of Congo

M White, K Close - BMJ Global Health, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
The global shortage of surgeons, anaesthetists and obstetricians is significant, especially in
low and middle income countries (LMICs). A significant amount of LMIC surgical volume is …

[PDF][PDF] Surgery Open Science

L Fitzgerald, L Tibyehabwa, J Varallo, E Ernest… - scienceopen.com
Background: COVID-19 has dramatically affected the delivery of health care and technical
assistance. This is true in Tanzania, where maternal mortality and surgical infection rates are …