Provision of Surgical Care for Children Across Somaliland: Challenges and Policy Guidance

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Authors

Tessa Concepcion · Duke University

Emily R. Smith · Duke University

Mubarak Mohamed · Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

Shugri Dahir · Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

Edna Adan Ismail · Edna Adan Maternity Hospital

Andrew Leather · King's College London

Dan Poenaru ·

Abstract

We found a profound lack of surgical capacity for children in Somaliland. Hospital-level surgical infrastructure, workforce, and care delivery reflects a severely resource-constrained health system. Targeted policy to improved essential surgical care at local, regional, and national levels is essential to improve the health of children in Somaliland.

Topics & Keywords

Global Health and Surgery Global Health Workforce Issues Global Maternal and Child Health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Publication Details

Published in: World Journal of Surgery

Volume 43, Issue 11, pp. 2934-2944

DOI: 10.1007/s00268-019-05079-8

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