Postoperative mortality is disproportionately high in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2019, the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) collaborative prospectively followed 11 422 patients 25 showed that postoperative morality this setting twice as global average.1Biccard BM Madiba TE Kluyts HL et al.Perioperative patient outcomes Study: a 7-day prospective observational cohor...

Objective: To help care providers understand the current status of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Options: The most effective and practical options for cervical screening and treatment in low-resource countries are evaluated. Outcomes: Improvement in rates of prevention and early detection of cervical cancer in low-resource countries. Evidence: PubMed or Medline, CINAHL, and The Coc...

Hypothermia among newborns is considered an important contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality in low-resource settings. However, in these settings only limited progress has been made towards understanding the risk of mortality after hypothermia, describing how this relationship is dependent on both the degree or severity of exposure and the gestational age and weight status of the baby,...

Perspectives Providing appropriate management to patients with acute stroke depends on the underlying etiology of the stroke. Current guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association rely on computed tomogra-phy (CT) scans to distinguish between acute ischaemic stroke 1 and acute intracerebral haemorrhage. 2 Yet the majority of strokes worldwide (around 70% of appr...