Trained Non - doctor surgeon can save thousands of lives in countries underresourced countries

What is it about?

Trained non- doctor emergency surgeons are saving thousands of lives with comparable results with medical doctors. Rural population needing emergency cesaerean sections and other surgical procedures are benefiting from this in Ethiopia. Similar model could be used in other underresourced countries.

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Why is it important?

In the developing countries Thousands of women are dying at childbirth all over the world due to lack of emergency surgical intervention. Similarly thousands are dying or suffering long term disability due to lack of emergency surgical care.