Global surgery and burn injuries; experience from a 25 year partnership in Malawi

J Howard Stevenson; Eric Borgstein; Emily Broadis; Tilinde Chokotho; Stuart Watson

doi:10.1016/j.surge.2020.11.006

Global surgery and burn injuries; experience from a 25 year partnership in Malawi

Surgeon. 2021 Dec;19(6):338-343. doi: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.11.006. Epub 2021 Jan 30.

Authors

J Howard Stevenson¹, Eric Borgstein², Emily Broadis³, Tilinde Chokotho⁴, Stuart Watson⁵

Affiliations

¹ Dept. Plastic Surgery, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ NHS Ayrshire and Arran, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Burn Unit, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 33526376
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2020.11.006

Abstract

The Incidence of Burn Injuries - especially in Children - remains high in LMICs; The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery highlights the important role for increased investment to support surgically treatable conditions - including Trauma - in Developing Countries; the emphasis on delivering Funding for Healthcare improvement in Developing countries through a long-term Partnership is illustrated; encouraging early results in managing the challenge of Paediatric Burns are presented.

Keywords: Burns; Developing countries; Partnerships.

MeSH terms

Burns* / epidemiology
Burns* / surgery
Child
Humans
Incidence
Malawi / epidemiology