Short-term surgical missions: joining hands with local providers to ensure sustainability
Mitchell, K.B.; Balumuka, D.; Kotecha, V.; Said, S.A.; Chandika, A.
South African Journal of Surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Chirurgie 50(1): 2
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-2361 PMID: 22353311 Document Number: 658165
Short-term surgical missions may appear to fill a void in surgical capacity in the developing world, but may inadvertently also disrupt well-established local healthcare systems. The surgical providers of an East African hospital developed suggestions for improving these missions so that they can benefit visitors, local providers and patients alike.
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