How is surgery included in the Strategic Health Plans of the Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?

Sonal NagraSheetal SinghBalbindar KaurEddie McCaigViliame TangiGlenn GuestDavid Allan Watters

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)

There is limited mention of surgical and anaesthesia care planning within current health plans in the Pacific, PNG and TL. There is a need for greater surgical and anaesthesia engagement in future plans with performance measured against World Health Organization core surgical indicators.

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