Analysis of a Cooperation and Interventional Model in Humanitarian Medicine.

ABSTRACT: Background: Every year, around 15 million children, in developing countries, die or develop life-long disabilities because of congenital cardiac diseases. In this report we measure the effect of a pediatric cardiac surgery humanitarian project on the health of the individual and on the potential influence this has on the countries economy and its growing health services. Methods: We collected and analyzed data from the Italian NGO, Mission Bambini's database, including all congenital cardiac missions undertaken in Cambodia between 2012 and 2019. DALY's (Disability Adjusted Life Years) saved by the humanitarian mission were estimated and used to reflect on the impact this had on the populations economy. Progression in the local medical teams skills emulated the advancements ma

SUBMITTER: Marianeschi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582602 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature