Eric Borgstein
Biographic Data
| ID | 6331284 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eric Borgstein |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eric |
| FAMILY NAME | Borgstein |
| SIGNATURE | BORGSTEIN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6491-5152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using participatory action research to empower district hospital staff to deliver quality-assured essential surgery to rural populations in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania
Background: In 2017 the SURG-Africa project set out to institute a surgical, obstetric, trauma and anesthesia (SOTA) care capacity-building intervention focused on non-specialist providers at district hospitals in Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The aim was to scale up quality-assured SOTA care for rural populations. This paper reports the process of developing the intervention and our experience of initial implementation, using a participatory appr…
Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the long neglect of surgical services in resource-poor countries, compounding the threat posed by the burden of surgical conditions to the achievement of especially sustainable development goals 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 1 (ending poverty) in these countries
The introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi
In low- and middle-income countries, nutrition support strategies are often suboptimal or non-existent in hospital settings. This is further compounded by high rates of malnutrition in these countries. The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017 providing a new opportunity to build capacity to introduce nutrition support in an acute care setting. A paediatric nutrition support program was implemented at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital …
Surgical and anaesthetic capacity of hospitals in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Surgery is increasingly recognized as an important driver for health systems strengthening, especially in developing countries. To facilitate quality improvement initiatives, baseline knowledge of capacity for surgical, anaesthetic, emergency and obstetric care is critical. In partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, we quantified government hospitals' surgical capacity through workforce, infrastructure and health service deliv…
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Surgical and anaesthetic capacity of hospitals in Malawi
BACKGROUND: Surgery is increasingly recognized as an important driver for health systems strengthening, especially in developing countries. To facilitate quality improvement initiatives, baseline knowledge of capacity for surgical, anaesthetic, emergency and obstetric care is critical. In partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, we quantified government hospitals' surgical capacity through workforce, infrastructure and health service deliv…
The introduction of a paediatric nutrition support program led by a clinical dietitian at a low-resource hospital setting in Malawi
In low- and middle-income countries, nutrition support strategies are often suboptimal or non-existent in hospital settings. This is further compounded by high rates of malnutrition in these countries. The first four dietitians graduated in Malawi in 2017 providing a new opportunity to build capacity to introduce nutrition support in an acute care setting. A paediatric nutrition support program was implemented at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital …
Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the long neglect of surgical services in resource-poor countries, compounding the threat posed by the burden of surgical conditions to the achievement of especially sustainable development goals 3 (good health and wellbeing) and 1 (ending poverty) in these countries
Using participatory action research to empower district hospital staff to deliver quality-assured essential surgery to rural populations in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania
Background: In 2017 the SURG-Africa project set out to institute a surgical, obstetric, trauma and anesthesia (SOTA) care capacity-building intervention focused on non-specialist providers at district hospitals in Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania. The aim was to scale up quality-assured SOTA care for rural populations. This paper reports the process of developing the intervention and our experience of initial implementation, using a participatory appr…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Global Health and Surgery (3 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work)