Increasing Access to Surgical Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for National and International Agencies Recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group
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Sam Luboga, Sarah B. Macfarlane*, Johan von Schreeb, Margaret E. Kruk, Meena N. Cherian, Staffan Bergström, Paul B. M. Bossyns, Ernest Denerville, Delanyo Dovlo, Moses Galukande, Renee Y. Hsia, Sudha P. Jayaraman, Lindsey A. Lubbock, Charles Mock, Doruk Ozgediz, Patrick Sekimpi, Andreas Wladis, Ahmed Zakariah, Naméoua Babadi Dade, Peter Donkor, Jane Kabutu Gatumbu, Patrick Hoekman, Carel B. IJsselmuiden, Dean T. Jamison, Nasreen Jessani, Peter Jiskoot, Ignatius Kakande, Jacqueline R. Mabweijano, Naboth Mbembati, Colin McCord, Cephas Mijumbi, Helder de Miranda, Charles A. Mkony, Pascoal Mocumbi, Jean Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Pierre Ngueumachi, Gebreamlak Ogbaselassie, Evariste Lodi Okitombahe, Cheikh Tidiane Toure, Fernando Vaz, Charlotte M. Zikusooka, Haile T. Debas, for the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group (BESG)
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