RACS and its Fellows: a contribution to sustainable healthcare improvement in South East Asia

The question of whether small non‐government organizations with comparatively small budgets can make a substantial contribution to sustainable improvement in health care in low‐ and middle‐income countries is crucial to funding global surgical projects. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and...

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Published in:ANZ journal of surgery 2021-03, Vol.91 (3), p.245-248
Main Authors: Hollands, Michael, Hisham, Abdullah Noor, Kong, James, Moss, Daliah, Pusponegro, Aryono, Wora‐Urai, Nopadol, Soe, Zaw Wai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asia, Southeastern
Delivery of Health Care
Far East
Health care
Health Facilities
Humans
Organizations
Surgeons
Sustainability
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Summary:The question of whether small non‐government organizations with comparatively small budgets can make a substantial contribution to sustainable improvement in health care in low‐ and middle‐income countries is crucial to funding global surgical projects. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and its Fellows have partnered with local organizations and clinicians to deliver a wide range of projects in South East Asia. These projects have proved sustainable and have increased healthcare capacity in these nations. This provides strong evidence that small non‐government organizations such as the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons can make a major contribution to global surgeryI
ISSN:1445-1433
1445-2197
DOI:10.1111/ans.16534