Challenges to fracture service availability and readiness provided by allopathic and traditional health providers: national surveys across The Gambia and Zimbabwe
Findings highlight multiple important modifiable gaps in care which warrant urgent focus, with recommendations made, given expected increases in fragility fractures and need for universal health coverage.
Authors
- Samuel Hawley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7034-6168)
- Kate Anna Ward (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-6750)
- Tadios Manyanga
- Anya J. Burton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-0538)
- Matthew Lee Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-1388)
- Momodou T Nyassi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8916-3604)
- Landing Jarjou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6211-5119)
- James Masters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9663-8858)
- Prudance Mushayavanhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-1856)
- Simon Matthew Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4091-7548)
- Rashida A. Ferrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-9176)
- Celia Louise Gregson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6414-0529)
- Kebba Marenah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0472-297X)
- Hannah Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0297-8259)
- Muminatou Jallow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8122-4557)
- Munyaradzi Ndekwere
Institutions
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (GM)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- Harare Central Hospital (ZW)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (GM)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Midlands State University (ZW)
- Medical Research Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04082
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.46