Surgical Capacity Papers using the WHO Situational Analysis Tool

1. Surgical care in the Solomon Islands: a road map for universal surgical care delivery.
Natuzzi ES, Kushner A, Jagilly R, Pickacha D, Agiomea K, Hou L, Houasia P, Hendricks PL, Ba'erodo D.
World J Surg. 2011 Jun;35(6):1183-93.
Source: Loloma Foundation, Encinitas, CA, USA, . / June, 2011
2. Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the Gambia
Adam Iddriss,a Nestor Shivute,b Stephen Bickler,c Ramou Cole-
Ceesay,d Bakary Jargo,e Fizan Abdullaha & Meena Cherianf
http://www.who.int/bulletin/online_first/11-086892.pdf / May, 2011
3. Implementing Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy: An Assessment of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care
Lawrence Sherman; Peter T. Clement; Meena N. Cherian; Nestor Ndayimirije; Luc Noel; Bernice Dahn; Walter T. Gwenigale; Adam L. Kushner
Arch Surg, Jan 2011; 146: 35 - 39. / Jan, 2011
4. Assessment of capacity for surgery, obstetrics and anaesthesia in 17 Ghanaian hospitals using a WHO assessment tool.
Choo S, Perry H, Hesse AA, Abantanga F, Sory E, Osen H, Fleischer-Djoleto C, Moresky R, McCord CW, Cherian M, Abdullah F. Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Jul 14. [Epub ahead of print]

Source: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA

/ July, 2010
5. Emergency and essential surgical services in Afghanistan: still a missing challenge.
Contini S, Taqdeer A, Cherian M, Shokohmand AS, Gosselin R, Graaff P, Noel L. World J Surg. 2010 Mar;34(3):473-9.

Source: Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100, Parma, Italy.

/ March, 2010

6. Survey of emergency and surgical capacity in the conflict-affected regions of Sri Lanka.

Taira BR, Cherian MN, Yakandawala H, Kesavan R, Samarage SM, DeSilva M. World J Surg. 2010 Mar;34(3):428-32.

Source: Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

/ March, 2010
7. Addressing the Millennium Development Goals From a Surgical Perspective: Essential Surgery and Anesthesia in 8 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH; Meena N. Cherian, MD; Luc Noel, MD;
David A. Spiegel, MD; Steffen Groth, MD; Carissa Etienne, MD
Arch Surg. 2010;145(2):154-159. / February, 2010

8. Quantifying surgical capacity in Sierra Leone: a guide for improving surgical care.

Kingham TP, Kamara TB, Cherian MN, Gosselin RA, Simkins M, Meissner C, Foray-Rahall L, Daoh KS, Kabia SA, Kushner AL. Arch Surg. 2009 Feb;144(2):122-7; discussion 128.

Source: Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.

/ February, 2009