2019
Political priority and pathways to scale-up of childhood cancer care in five nations
Denburg A, Ramirez A, Pavuluri S, McCann E, Shah S, Alcasabas T, Antillon F, Arora R, Fuentes-Alabi S, Renner L, Lam C, Friedrich P, Maser B, Force L, Galindo C, Atun R. Political priority and pathways to scale-up of childhood cancer care in five nations. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0221292. PMID: 31425526, PMCID: PMC6699697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood cancer careNon-communicable diseasesUniversal health coverageNational health agendaCancer careChildhood cancerPolitical prioritiesActor powerHealth agendaHealth systemPriority-settingPolitical prioritizationPolitical contextChildhood cancer communityNon-communicable causesHealth system actorsNational priorityHealth system reformEl SalvadorMiddle-income countriesChildren aged 0Civil society organizationsPublic sector investmentIn-depth interviewsCancer policy
2018
General Thoracic Surgery in Rwanda: An Assessment of Surgical Volume and of Workforce and Material Resource Deficits
Ramirez A, Nuradin N, Byiringiro F, Ntakiyiruta G, Giles A, Riviello R. General Thoracic Surgery in Rwanda: An Assessment of Surgical Volume and of Workforce and Material Resource Deficits. World Journal Of Surgery 2018, 43: 36-43. PMID: 30132227, PMCID: PMC6318006, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4771-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnesthesiologyChildChild, PreschoolEquipment and Supplies, HospitalFemaleHealth WorkforceHospitals, PrivateHospitals, UniversityHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedNeeds AssessmentRetrospective StudiesRwandaSimulation TrainingThoracic SurgeryThoracic Surgical ProceduresYoung AdultConceptsUniversity Teaching HospitalHuman Resources for Health (HRH) ProgramThoracic casesSurgical volumeSimulation trainingUniversity Teaching Hospital of KigaliUniversity Teaching Hospital of ButareWorld Health Organization formBaseline patient characteristicsOperative volumeRetrospective cohort studyGeneral surgery proceduresThoracic surgical careGeneral thoracic surgeryOperating room registriesHRH ProgramPearson chi-square testKing Faisal HospitalAddress barriersCapacity building programsChi-square testKruskal-Wallis testNeeds assessmentPatient accessReferral center