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How to Better Treat Trauma Injuries in the Developing World

I saw the report. It was very good. Richard Coughlin was featured. I recommend it, too.
By Nadine Semer on 15 May 2012 0 Recommendations 1 Replies

MINOR GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY SKILLS: THE TRAINING EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES FOR PROVIDERS IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES

Cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer death in low income countries, has led to great efforts to develop low cost cervical cancer screening programs. The see-and-treat approach with cryotherapy is useful for small cervical lesions. Larger lesions…
By Jessica Opoku-Anane on 01 May 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

John Langell on Device Innovation for Extreme Affordability

Please find the link to John Langell's recent talk on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjx-CpiJunA&feature=channel&list=UL Best regards, Catherine
By Catherine deVries on 24 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Surgery and Public Health

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZwIZMpQnQ Dr. Steve Alder on Surgery and Public Health at the recent Extreme Affordability meeting.
By Catherine deVries on 23 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Steve Alder on YouTube

Professor of Public Health, Steve Alder, discusses surgery and global public health at the recent Extreme Affordability Conference, March 22 in Utah. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZwIZMpQnQ Catherine deVries, M.D., FACS, FAAP Director, Center for Global…
By Catherine deVries on 20 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Nairobi demonstrations of very efficient biomass fueled 40 liter autoclave on May 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2012

I could not find their 990 financial information on their web site?>
By Jordan Kowalke on 20 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 2 Replies

An Op-Ed piece by an international expert in Obstetric Fistula Repair

Dr. Denis Mukwege- the medical director of Panzi Hospital, the referral hospital in the eastern Dem Republic of Congo with extensive experience/expertise in treating female victims of sexual violence as well as obstetric complications, has coauthored an…
By Nadine Semer on 15 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Registration is Open for Harvard's Health and Human Rights and Sleep and Shift Work Programs

Intensive Course on Health and Human Rights: Concepts, Implementation and Impact June 11–13, 2012 Boston, MA Website: https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/ICHH Professionals and leaders in public health, medicine, law, development, education, humanitarian…
By Maryanne Kirby on 04 Apr 2012 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Counterfeit/Substandard Medicines

WHO has a section that addresses the issue of counterfeit or mislabeled drugs: http://apps.who.int/gb/ssffc/ http://www.who.int/medicines/services/counterfeit/en/index.html…
By Jason Nickerson on 01 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 10 Replies

GHDonline Expert Panel February 6 – 10: Surgical Training in Resource-Limited Settings

Thanks again for participating in this discussion surgical training. We've summarized the discussion into a two-page brief available here: http://bit.ly/surgicaltraining If you come across additional resources related to surgical training that the…
By Yue Guan on 31 Jan 2012 8 Recommendations 37 Replies
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Experts in surgery and anesthesia exchange experiences, resources, and expert knowledge to promote initiatives that address the challenges of surgical care in resource-poor settings.

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