Browsing by Author "Calland, J Forrest"

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    • Collaboration in Surgical Capacity Development: A Report of the Inaugural Meeting of the Strengthening Rwanda Surgery Initiative 

      Petroze, T Robin; Mody, Gita N; Ntaganda, Edmond; Calland, J Forrest; Riviello, Robert; Rwamasirabo, Emile; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Kayibanda, Emmanuel (SPRINGER , ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004, 2013)
      Background Increasing access to surgical care is among the prioritized healthcare initiatives in Rwanda and other low income countries, where only 3.5 % of surgical procedures worldwide are being performed. Partnerships ...

    • Estimating Operative Disease Prevalence in a Low-income Country: Results of a Nationwide Population Survey in Rwanda 

      Petroze, Robin T; Groen, Reinou S; Niyonkuru, Francine; Mallory, Melissa; Ntaganda, Edmond; Joharifard, Shahrzad; Guterbock, Thomas M; Kushner, Adam L; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Calland, J Forrest (MOSBY-ELSEVIER , 360 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710, 2013)
      Background. Operative disease is estimated to contribute to 11% of the global burden of disease, but no studies have correlated this figure to operative burden at the community level. We describe a survey tool that ...

    • Estimating Pediatric Surgical Need in Developing Countries: A Household Survey in Rwanda 

      Petroze, Robin T; Calland, J Forrest; Niyonkuru, Francine; Groen, Reinou S; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Li, Yue; Guterbock, Thomas M; Rodgers, Bradley M; Rasmussen, Sara K (W B Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc , 1600 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Ste 1800, Philadelphia, Usa, Pa, 19103-2899, 2014)
      Purpose Surgical services for children are often absent in resource-limited settings. Identifying the prevalence of surgical disease at the community level is important for developing evidence-based pediatric surgical ...

    • Infectious Outcomes Assessment for Health System Strengthening in Low-resource Settings: The Novel Use of a Trauma Registry in Rwanda 

      Petroze, Robin T; Byiringiro, Jean Claude; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Ntakiyiruta, Georges; Calland, J Forrest; Sawyer, Robert G (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc , 140 Huguenot Street, 3rd Fl, New Rochelle, Usa, Ny, 10801, 2014)
      Background: More than 90% of injury deaths occur in low-income countries where a shortage of personnel, infrastructure, and materials challenge health system strengthening efforts. Trauma registries developed regionally ...

    • Prevalence of Breast Masses and Barriers to Care: Results From a Population‐based Survey in Rwanda and Sierra Leone 

      Ntirenganya, Faustin; Petroze, Robin T; Kamara, Thaim B; Groen, Reinou S; Kushner, Adam L; Kyamanywa, Patrick; Calland, J Forrest; Kingham, T Peter (Wiley , 111 River St, Hoboken, Usa, Nj, 07030-5774, 2014)
      Background and Objectives:Breast cancer incidence may be increasing in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC). This study estimates theprevalence of breast masses in Rwanda (RW) and Sierra Leone (SL) and identifies barriers ...