Capnography is now recognized as an indispensable patient safety monitor. Evidence
suggests that its use improves outcomes in operating rooms, intensive care units, and …

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist was launched in 2009, and appropriate use reduces
mortality, surgical site infections and complications after surgery by up to 50 …

Abstract Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist improves surgical outcomes, but
evidence and theoretical frameworks for successful implementation in low-income countries …

BACKGROUND: District-level hospitals (DLHs) are the main providers of surgical services
for rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Skilled teams are essential for surgical …

Surgery has the potential to address one of the largest, neglected burdens of disease in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Lancet …

Summary The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery emphasised the importance of access
to safe anaesthesia care. Capnography is an essential monitor for safe anaesthesia, but is …

Background The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist reduces postoperative complications by up
to 50% with the biggest gains in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However …

Background Access to internationally controlled essential medicines (ICEMs), medicines
that are listed on both the World Health Organization's Essential Medicines List and one of …

BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is higher
than in high-income countries (HICs), and poor anesthesia care is a contributing factor …

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed, perhaps more than ever, the tight interlinkages
between health and politics. 1 2 Policies adopted or neglected by politicians without …