Title:
Increasing access to surgical services for the poor in rural Haiti : surgery as a public good for public health
Authors:
Ivers, Louise C.
Place:
[Dordrecht etc.]
Publisher:
Springer
Year:
2008
Journal:
World journal of surgery
Volume:
32
PAGE:
537--542
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
health care delivery, poverty, health economics, haiti
Abstract:
Article about the experience of the non governmental organizations Partners In Health (PIH) and Zanmi Lasante (ZL) in Haiti, that demonstrates the potential for success of a surgical program in a rural, resource-poor area. The services are provided free of charge to patients who cannot pay.
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2267856/pdf/268_2008_Article_9527.pdf
Document type:
Portal