Background: There is growing concern about the sustainability and long-term impact of short-
term medical missions (STMMs)—an increasingly common form of foreign medical aid …

Global surgery (GS) is a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field, aiming to provide
equitable and improved surgical care across international health systems often with a focus …

Purpose This study aims to document the experiences of the authors during a maxillofacial
humanitarian mission in Angola, with a focus on assessing the challenges faced by local …

ABSTRACT Background The COVID-19 Pandemic highlighted global health inequities, put
a pause on short-term experiences in global health (STEGH's), and emphasized new virtual …

Explores informal global health action and the importance of intentions of those who
volunteer In the past two decades, medical missions have gained popularity among medical …

One billion individuals worldwide suffer from preventable vision impairment and this burden
is most heavily borne by individuals in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC)(World …

Family planning and the use of contraceptives have been introduced in Ghana to control the
fertility rate and ensure the prevention of unplanned pregnancies. The study examined the …

ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION Emergency Patient Transport by Nurses in Selected
Rural Areas in Botswana By Tebogo Tebalo Mamalelala Dissertation Director: Dr. William L …

Short-term medical missions (STMMs), estimated to involve 1.6 million volunteers and US $2-
3 billion annually, can be very valuable, but there is a growing critique of practices. Serious …

Background: Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy with multi-organ effects
resulting in adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. The global significance of pre-eclampsia …