Surgical Capacity in Public and Private Health Facilities After a Five-Year Strategic Plan Implementation in Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study.

Kassa Haile Merga Senedu Bekele Gebreegziabher Edlawit Mesfine Getachew Manual Kassaye SibhatuHassen Mohammed BeshirTsegaye Hailu Kumssa Akililu Alemu Ashuro Endawoke Amsalu Alemayue Mikiyas Teferi Desalegn Bekele TayeBerhane Redae MesheshaWuletaw Chane ZewudeMulatu Biru Shagre

Published in: Annals of global health (2023)

Following the implementation of surgical care strategy, the surgical workforce density has increased. However, the study revealed that there is still a huge unmet gap in surgical capacity. The improvement in surgical volume is very low compared to the increment in the surgical workforce density. In addition to the investment being made to build surgical capacity, emphasis needs to be put on surgical system design and strengthening surgical system efficiency.

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healthcare
public health
primary care
palliative care
emergency department
mental health
quality improvement
climate change
human health