Surgical care at rural district hospitals in low- and middle-income countries: an essential component of universal health coverage

Rural Remote Health. 2020 Jun;20(2):5920. doi: 10.22605/RRH5920. Epub 2020 Jun 14.

¹ Centre for Global Surgery, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa kchu@sun.ac.za.
² Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa pnaidu2012@gmail.com.
³ Zithulele Hospital, Eastern Cape and Department of Family Medicine, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa hansjurgenhendriks@gmail.com.
⁴ Amathole District Clinical Specialist Team (Eastern Cape Province), Eastern Cape Department of Health, South Africa stevejennash0@gmail.com.
⁵ Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa franna@sun.ac.za.
⁶ Colorectal Unit, Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa marteneesteves@gmail.com.
⁷ Primary Health Care Directorate, University of Cape Town, South Africa steve.reid@uct.ac.za.
⁸ Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa icouper@sun.ac.za.

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Keywords: South Africa; essential and emergency surgical care; surgery; training; district hospitals.

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