Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives

Enhancing institutional support, implementing rigorous regulatory frameworks and expanding training opportunities for physicians within the surgical training programme are essential measures to optimise the benefits of task-sharing, sustain the provision of high-quality care and improve surgical outcomes.

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BMJ Global Health
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018512
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Global Health and Surgery
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Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives

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Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives

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Abstract

Enhancing institutional support, implementing rigorous regulatory frameworks and expanding training opportunities for physicians within the surgical training programme are essential measures to optimise the benefits of task-sharing, sustain the provision of high-quality care and improve surgical outcomes.

BMJ Global HealthVol. 10(5)
Harvard University (US), University of Sierra Leone (SL), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO), GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord (NL), St Olav's University Hospital (NO), OLVG (NL), Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL), Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL), Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL), Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
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