A Framework and Blueprint for Building Capacity in Global Orthopaedic Surgical Outreach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from high-income countries provide surgical outreach for patients in low and middle-income countries (LMICs); however, these efforts lack a coordinated measurement of their ability to build capacity. While the World Health Organization and others recommend outreach trips that aim to build the capacity of the local health-care system, no guidance exists on how to accomplish this. The objective of this paper is to establish a framework and a blueprint to guide the operations of NGOs that provide outreach to build orthopaedic surgical capacity in LMICs.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews with 16 orthopaedic surgeons and administrators located in 7 countries (6 LMICs) on the necessary domains f

SUBMITTER: Shapiro LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10760412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature