Surgical Non-governmental Organizations: Global Surgery's Unknown Nonprofit Sector.
World J Surg
; 40(8): 1823-41, 2016 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-27008646
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Charitable organizations may play a significant role in the delivery of surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, in order to quantify their collective contribution, to account for the care they provide in national surgical plans, and to maximize coordination between organizations, a comprehensive database of these groups is required. We aimed to create such a database using web-available data.METHODS:
We searched for organizations that meet the United Nations Rule of Law definition of non-governmental organizations and provide surgery in LMICs. We termed these surgical non-governmental organizations (s-NGOs). We screened multiple sources including a listing of disaster relief organizations, medical volunteerism databases, charity commissions, and the results of a literature search. We performed a secondary review of each eligible organization's website to verify inclusion criteria and extracted data.RESULTS:
We found 403 s-NGOs providing surgery in all 139 LMICs, with most (61 %) incorporating surgery into a broader spectrum of health services. Over 80 % of s-NGOs had an office in the USA, the UK, Canada, India, or Australia, and they most commonly provided surgery in India (87 s-NGOs), Haiti (71), Kenya (60), and Ethiopia (55). The most common specialties provided were general surgery (184), obstetrics and gynecology (140), and plastic surgery (116).CONCLUSIONS:
This new catalog includes the largest number of s-NGOs to date, but this is likely to be incomplete. This list will be made publicly available to promote collaboration between s-NGOs, national health systems, and global health policymakers.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cirurgia Geral
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Organizações
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Atenção à Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
World J Surg
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos