Mobile endoscopy in rural South Africa: outcomes of a decentralised outreach programme to improve gastrointestinal healthcare access
Implementing a mobile, cost-conscious endoscopy outreach programme can offer diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities to patients in international resource-limited settings, while also alleviating resource strain on regional referral centres. This approach can improve healthcare access and can be replicated in other resource-limited settings.
Authors
- Hugo Stark
- Mike M. Mallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-644X)
- Sydney C. Bertram
- Joseph A.Q. Karam
- Dania Hailat
- Aleeza Masood
- Michael Deal
- Shannon Rychener
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- St. George Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2025-002040
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00