Global cancer surgery: delivering safe, affordable, and timely cancer surgery

R Sullivan, OI Alatise, BO Anderson, R Audisio… - The lancet …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Surgery is essential for global cancer care in all resource settings. Of the 15· 2 million new
cases of cancer in 2015, over 80% of cases will need surgery, some several times. By 2030 …

The global met need for emergency obstetric care: a systematic review

H Holmer, K Oyerinde, JG Meara… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Of the 287 000 maternal deaths every year, 99% happen in low‐and middle‐
income countries. The vast majority could be averted with timely access to appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Global distribution of surgeons, anaesthesiologists, and obstetricians

H Holmer, A Lantz, T Kunjumen, S Finlayson… - The Lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
An insufficient surgical workforce is a major barrier to safe surgical care for billions of people
worldwide. 1 Although a critical shortage of a spectrum of surgical providers has been …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of non-communicable disease policies from 2015 to 2020: a geopolitical analysis of 194 countries

LN Allen, S Wigley, H Holmer - The Lancet Global Health, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to analyse trends in implementation of WHO …

Evaluating the collection, comparability and findings of six global surgery indicators

H Holmer, A Bekele, L Hagander… - Journal of British …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background In 2015, six indicators were proposed to evaluate global progress towards
access to safe, affordable and timely surgical and anaesthesia care. Although some have …

[HTML][HTML] Global surgery, obstetric, and anaesthesia indicator definitions and reporting: an Utstein consensus report

JI Davies, AW Gelb, J Gore-Booth, J Martin… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Indicators to evaluate progress towards timely access to safe surgical,
anaesthesia, and obstetric (SAO) care were proposed in 2015 by the Lancet Commission on …

[HTML][HTML] Towards closing the gap of the global surgeon, anaesthesiologist, and obstetrician workforce: thresholds and projections towards 2030

H Holmer, MG Shrime, JN Riesel, JG Meara… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Billions of people are without access to surgical care, in part because of the
inequitable distribution of the surgical workforce. Drawing on recently collected data for the …

[PDF][PDF] Applying surgical apps: Smartphone and tablet apps prove useful in clinical practice

KM O'Neill, H Holmer, SL Greenberg, JG Meara - Bull Am Coll Surg, 2013 - academia.edu
Smartphone and tablet applications (apps) have become an integral part of clinical practice,
research, and education for many physicians. Studies have demonstrated that 85 percent of …

Cost-effectiveness of club-foot treatment in low-income and middle-income countries by the Ponseti method

CE Grimes, H Holmer, J Maraka, B Ayana… - BMJ Global …, 2016 - gh.bmj.com
Background Club foot is a common congenital deformity affecting 150 000–200 000 children
every year. Untreated patients end up walking on the side or back of the affected foot, with …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the association between Corporate Financial Influence and implementation of policies to tackle commercial determinants of non-communicable …

LN Allen, S Wigley, H Holmer - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global
death and disability. Tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods are major contributing risk …