Access to paediatric surgery: the geography of inequality in Nigeria.

Mohamed Abd Salam El VilalyMaureen A JonesMakela Cordero Stankey Justina Onyioza Seyi-OlajideBisola Onajin-ObembeAndat DasogotStefanie J KlugJohn MearaEmmanuel A AmehOlabisi O OsagieSabrina Juran

Published in: BMJ global health (2021)

There is significant variation across Nigerian states regarding access to surgical care, with 69.5%-98% of Nigeria's 0-19 population lacking access. Developing paediatric surgical services in underserved Nigerian states and investing in the training of paediatric surgical and anaesthesia workforce for those states are key components in improving the health of Nigeria's 0-19 population and reducing Nigeria's burden of surgical disease, in line with Nigeria's National Surgical, Obstetrics, Anaesthesia and Nursing Plan.

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