Ethical considerations in surgical care: cultural and religious perspectives in Africa
Tackling Ethical challenges in African surgical care requires multiple approaches that accommodate religion's diverse culture. To do this, healthcare workers must cooperate with community members and policymakers to develop policies for ethically and culturally acceptable surgical approaches. Further research is warranted to evaluate the efficacy of these interventions.
Authors
- Batoul Cherri
- Clement Byiringiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8249-5606)
- Jack Wellington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5511-1491)
- Olivier Uwishema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-9027)
- Charbel Kachouh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9347-0728)
- Sarah Mshaymesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3675-888X)
- B.A. BEKELE (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8791-474X)
- Abdi Degefu Gashu
Institutions
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Adventist University of Central Africa (RW)
- Rwanda Meteorological Service (RW)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Haigazian University (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000003695
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00