Browsing Journal Article by Author "Ntakiyiruta, Georges"
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Acute Care Surgery in Rwanda: Operative Epidemiology and Geographic Variations in Access to Care
(Mosby-Elsevier, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, Usa, Ny, 10010-1710, 2015)Background Surgical management of emergent, life-threatening diseases is an important public health priority. The objectives of this study were to (1) describe acute care general surgery procedures performed at the largest ... -
Augmenting surgical capacity in resource-limited settings
(Elsevier Science Inc, 2012)Deficiencies in access to surgical care in low-income and middle-income countries are well recognised. Despite the awareness and benchmarks generated by the Millennium Development Goals, 1 most sub-Saharan African nations ... -
Building Research Capacity in Africa: Equity and Global Health Collaborations
(Public Library Science, 1160 Battery Street, Ste 100, San Francisco, Usa, Ca, 94111, 2014)Global health has increased the number of high-income country (HIC) investigators conducting research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). N Partnerships with local collaborators rather than extractive research ... -
Collaboration in Surgical Capacity Development: A Report of the Inaugural Meeting of the Strengthening Rwanda Surgery Initiative
(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 ... -
Enhancing Medical Students’ Education and Careers in Global Surgery
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)With surgical conditions being significant contributors to the global burden of disease, efforts aimed at increasing future practitioners’ understanding, interest and participation in global surgery must be expanded. ... -
Infectious Outcomes Assessment for Health System Strengthening in Low-resource Settings: The Novel Use of a Trauma Registry in Rwanda
(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 ... -
An Innovative Paradigm for Surgical Education Programs in Resource-limited Settings
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc, 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2014)The burden of surgical disease in low-income countries remains significant, in part owing to continued surgical workforce shortages. We describe a successful paradigm to expand Rwandan surgical capacity through the ... -
Laparoscopy in Rwanda: A National Assessment of Utilization, Demands, and Perceived Challenges
(Springer , One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2019)Background: Laparoscopy has proven to be feasible and effective at reducing surgical morbidity and mortality in low resource settings. In Rwanda, the demand for and perceived challenges to laparoscopy use remain ... -
Scaling up a Surgical Residency Program in Rwanda
(The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), 2016)Background: Beginning in 2012, the Government of Rwanda implemented the Human Resources for Health (HRH) program to enhance capacity building in the Rwandan health education sector. Through this program, surgical training ... -
Trauma Care and Referral Patterns in Rwanda: Implications for Trauma System Development
(Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc , 1867 Alta Vista Dr, Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, K1g 5w8, 2016)Background: Trauma remains a leading cause of death worldwide. The development of trauma systems in low-resource settings may be of benefit. The objective of this study was to describe operative procedures performed for ... -
Vital Statistics: Estimating Injury Mortality in Kigali, Rwanda
(Springer, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600 , New York, United States, Ny, 10004, 2016)Background Globally, injury deaths largely occur in low- and middle-income countries. No estimates of injuryassociated mortality exist in Rwanda. This study aimed to describe the patterns of injury-related deaths in Kigali, ...
