A geospatial analysis of two-hour surgical access to district hospitals in South Africa

A geospatial analysis of two-hour surgical access to district hospitals in South Africa

Abstract Background In a robust health care system, at least 80% of a country’s population should be able to access a district hospital that provides surgical care within 2 hours. The objective was to identify the proportion of the population living within 2 hours of a district hospital with surgica...

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Main Authors: Kathryn M. Chu, Angela J. Dell, Harry Moultrie, Candy Day, Megan Naidoo, Stephanie van Straten, Sarah Rayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Global surgery
Surgical access
Geographic information systems
Surgical capacity
District hospital
South Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05637-0

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