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Surgical Capacity

• Emergency and surgery services of primary hospitals in the United Republic of Tanzania
  Penoyar T, Cohen H, Kibatala P, Magoda A, Saguti G, Noel L, Groth S, Mwakyusa D H, and Cherian M. BMJ Open. 2012 Feb;2(1): e000369
• 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.
• Emergency, anaesthetic and essential surgical capacity in the Gambia
  Idriss A, Shivute N, Bickler S, Cole-Ceesay R, Jargo B, Abdullah F, Cherian M Bull World Health Organ. Epub 2011 May.
• Quantifying surgical and anesthetic availability at primary health facilities in Mongolia.
  Spiegel DA, Choo S, Cherian M, Orgoi S, Kehrer B, Price RR, Govind S., World J Surg. 2011 Feb;35(2):272-9.
• Implementing Liberia's Poverty Reduction Strategy: An Assessment of Emergency and Essential Surgical Care
  Sherman L, Clement P, Cherian M, Ndayimirije N, Noel L, Dahn B, Gwenigale W, Kushner A. Arch Surg, Jan 2011; 146: 35 - 39.
• 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 September.
• Strengthening the emergency healthcare system for mothers and children in The Gambia
  Cole-Ceesay R, Cherian M, Sonko A, Shivute N, Cham M, Davis M, Fatty F, Wieteska S, Baro M, Watson D, Phillips B, MacDonald R, Hayden B, Southall D. Reproductive Health. 2010 Aug; 7:21.
• Assessment of Surgical and Obstetrical Care at 10 District Hospitals in Ghana Using On‐Site Interviews
  Abdullah F, Choo S, Hesse AA, Abantanga F, Sory E, Osen H, Ng J, McCord CW, Cherian M, Fleischer‐Djoleto C, Perry H. J Surg Res. 2010 May PMID:20691981[Epub ahead of print]
• Addressing the Millennium Development Goals From A Surgical Perspective. Essential Surgery and Anaesthesia in 8 Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries
  Kushner AL, Cherian MN, Noel L, Spiegel DA, Groth S, Etienne C. Arch Surg. Vol 145 (No.2). 2010 February.
• 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 January.
• 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. 2009 October.
• 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. 144(2) : 122‐7; 2009 February.