Indexing Healthcare Access and Quality for Surgically Amenable Causes of Death: A Global Analysis of 204 Countries and Territories in 2019
Low-income countries had limited progress in surgical HAQ indices since 1990 and lagged behind the non-surgical HAQ index in 2019 the most. These findings are valuable for global evaluations, policymaking, and advocacy for investing in surgical care.
Authors
- Catherine A. Staton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-2894)
- Tamara N. Fitzgerald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2208-4017)
- João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-0402)
- Emily R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1745-5728)
- Siddhesh Zadey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1176-1529)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Maharashtra Association of Anthropological Sciences (IN)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Society for Community Health Awareness Research and Action (IN)
- Dr D Y Patil Dental College & Hospital (IN)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70163
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00