Reconstructive surgery outreach to low- and middle-income countries: An interdisciplinary analysis of 131 non-governmental organizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A significant portion of surgical aid to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is provided by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in concert with surgeons, but little is known about the overall scope of this work or how it corresponds to indicators typically used to guide developmental aid distribution. The objective of this study was to characterize and investigate the collective efforts of NGOs providing reconstructive surgical aid to LMICs.

Methods

An interdisciplinary approach was taken drawing from political science to examine this issue in reconstructive surgery. NGOs providing reconstructive surgical aid were identified, and then catalogued with respect to the LMICs they serve. LMICs were characterized using 28 variables in 6 domains based on contempor

SUBMITTER: Chao AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822145 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature