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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6164-2854, Park, Kee B, Morton, Dion G, Reynolds, Teri and Ghaffar, Abdul
(2024)
'Health systems strengthening through surgical and perioperative care pathways- a changing paradigm'. BMJ Global Health, Vol 9, Issue 4, e015058.
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Abstract
Global health has traditionally focused on the primary health development with disease-specific focus such as HIV, malaria and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). As such, surgery has traditionally been neglected in global health as investment in them is often expensive, relative to these other priorities. Therefore, efforts to improve surgical care have remained on the periphery of initiatives in health system strengthening. However, today, many would argue that global health should focus on universal health coverage with primary health and surgery and perioperative care integrated as a part of this. In this article, we discuss the past developments and future-looking solutions on how surgery can contribute to the delivery of effective and equitable healthcare across the world. These include bidirectional integration of surgical and chronic disease pathways and better understanding financing initiatives. Specifically, we focus on access to safe elective and emergency surgery for NCDs and an integrated approach towards the rising multimorbidity from chronic disease in the population. Underpinning these, data-driven solutions from high-quality research from clinical trials and cohort studies through established surgical research networks are needed. Although challenges will remain around financing, we propose that development of surgical services will strengthen and improve performance of whole health systems and contribute to improvement in population health across the world.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | W General Medicine. Health Professions > W 74 Medical economics. Health care costs W General Medicine. Health Professions > W 21.5 Allied health personnel. Allied health professions |
| Faculty: Department: | Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015058 |
| Depositing User: | Leah Dempsey |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2024 10:52 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2024 10:52 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/25577 |
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