Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children
younger than 5 years globally. Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without …

Background Research serves to bolster clinical neurosurgery by critically assessing various
disease pathologies, while identifying important challenges and opportunities. However …

Background Conditions amenable to surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anaesthesia (SOTA)
care are a major contributor to death and disability in Ghana. SOTA care is an essential …

Introduction As childhood mortality from infectious diseases falls across sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), the burden of disease attributed to surgical conditions is increasing. However, limited …

The futures that young people imagine for themselves should serve as a guidepost to youth
employment programmes. Drawing on data from interviews conducted with 30 young …

Background High global neonatal deaths have triggered efforts to improve facility-based
care. However, the outcomes achievable at different levels of care are unclear. This study …

Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide with an increasing
number of patients, including pregnant women and neonates. This study aims to evaluate …

Background The unmet burden of surgical care is high in low-income and middle-income
countries. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) proposed six indicators to …

Neonatal deaths now account for more than two-thirds of all deaths in the first year of life and
for about half of all deaths in children under-five years. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts up to …

Objective This study evaluates the priority given to surgical care for children within national
health policies, strategies and plans (NHPSPs). Participants and setting We reviewed the …