Håkon A Bolkan

Biographic Data

ID5005681
NAMEHåkon A Bolkan
GIVEN NAMESHåkon A
FAMILY NAMEBolkan
SIGNATUREBOLKAN H A
AFFILIATIONSNorwegian University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0002-9609-4093
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Transforming healthcare

    Open AccessJuul M Bakker, Douglas Weru Nyaguthii et al.ARTICLEHuman Resources for Health2026

  • Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessJurre van Kesteren, Mirte Langeveld et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: To mitigate the critical surgeon shortage in Sierra Leone, a surgical training programme was launched in 2011, training associate alinicians in surgery and obstetrics through task-sharing. While graduates of this programme now perform most surgeries outside the capital, they continue to face significant barriers to integration within the national health system. METHODS: We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews with surgical provider…

  • The impact of surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessMali Eggen Furre, Maria Svengaard et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: A surgical task-sharing programme was initiated by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health in 2011 to enhance public surgical capacity and equalise access between urban and rural populations by redistributing surgical tasks within a limited healthcare workforce. METHODS: This longitudinal nationwide study, involving all healthcare facilities with an operating theatre in Sierra Leone, analysed changes in volume and population rates of su…

  • EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone

    Open AccessEsmee Desi van Uum, Jonathan Vas Nunes et al.ARTICLEApplied Research in Quality of Life2025References: 36

  • Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessZin Min Thet Lwin, Abdul Rahman Mansaray et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Sierra Leone faces a substantial backlog of patients with inguinal hernia in need of repair due to a shortage of surgical providers. The current mitigation strategy includes task-sharing with associate clinicians and non-specialist medical doctors, and the economic impact of this approach needs assessment for potential scale-up. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of open mesh repair of inguinal hernias by associate clinicians and n…

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessStephen Sevalie, Daniel Youkee et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health systems in many countries, but little is known about effects on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effects of COVID-19 on hospital utilisation in a sub-Saharan country, Sierra Leone. METHODS: Mixed-methods study using longitudinal nationwide hospital data (admissions, operations, deliveries and referrals) and qualitative interviews with healthcare workers…

  • Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections

    Open AccessAlex J van Duinen, Håvard A Adde et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    INTRODUCTION: Longer travel times are associated with increased adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Geospatial modelling has been increasingly used to estimate geographic proximity in emergency obstetric care. In this study, we aimed to assess the correlation between modelled and patient-reported travel times and to evaluate its clinical relevance. METHODS: ). Patient-reported and modelled travel times were compared applying a univariable li…