An Assessment of Surgical and Anesthesia Staff at 10 Government Hospitals in Sierra Leone

摘要

IMPORTANCE Strengthening workforce capacity to deliver essential surgical and anesthesia care has been identified as a strategy for addressing the unmet burden of morbidity and mortality in under-resourced countries. Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world and faces the challenge of stretching limited resources to provide appropriate health care for a population of 6 million.