Kokila Lakhoo
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7620832 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kokila Lakhoo |
| PRENOMES | Kokila |
| SOBRENOME | Lakhoo |
| ASSINATURA | LAKHOO K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1840-708X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Developing and validating a neonatal screening tool for congenital anomalies to be used in low- and middle-income country settings
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies are among the common health problems faced by children in low- and middle-income countries, contributing substantially to infant mortality rates. Due to limited access to newborn screening programmes in most of the resource-limited settings, many congenital anomalies go undiagnosed and untreated, leading to adverse outcomes. This study aimed to develop and validate a newborn screening tool for congenital anomalies…
Effective altruism in global health
The effective altruism (EA) movement has seen explosive growth within the last decade, resulting in the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding towards altruistic causes. The movement aims to maximise good and has identified global health initiatives as especially promising. In this paper, we first present a brief overview of the philosophy behind EA and concede the importance of efficacy in the context of the scarcity of resourc…
Global research partnerships and the impact of inequitable research practices on systematic reviews
box Two medical students from the University of Nairobi and University of Oxford collaborated on a systematic review project—we describe a model for collaborative research which is led by low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers and supported by high-income country (HIC) researchers and where researchers seek to build capability such that HIC support is not needed in the long term
Conscientious objection
Conscientious objection is a critical topic that has been sparsely discussed from a global health perspective, despite its special relevance to our inherently diverse field. In this Analysis paper, we argue that blanket prohibitions of a specific type of non-discriminatory conscientious objection are unjustified in the global health context. We begin both by introducing a nuanced account of conscience that is grounded in moral psychology and by p…
Action against birth defects
BACKGROUND: More children are surviving through interventions to address the infectious causes of under-5 mortality; subsequently, the proportion of deaths caused by birth defects is increasing. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care interventions for birth defects are available but are needed where the burden is highest, low-and-middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: A selection of birth defect focused publications, conferences, and World Healt…
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (Gics) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative
The CTC initiative of GICS is proposed as a mean to address pediatric trauma comprehensively through a process of collaboration and advocacy with existing organizations to achieve awareness, health education, prevention, health, and training. Further, it will support the provision of suitable facilities to health institutions. The establishment of a specialization in pediatric trauma is encouraged. GICS CTC initiative aims to improve pediatric tr…
Building back better children's surgical services toward universal health coverage
Introduction: This article is part of the Research Topic 'Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'. Children's surgical services are crucial, yet underappreciated, for children's health and must be sufficiently addressed to make and sustain progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Despite their considerable burden and socioeconomic cost, surgical diseases have been relatively neglected in favor of commun…
Advocating for children's surgery within country health plans
Background: Despite the growing emphasis on provision of quality safe and affordable surgical care in low- and middle-income countries, and the World Health Assembly resolution 68. 15 on strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia as components of universal health coverage, a review of published surgical plans of various countries, revealed a lack of emphasis on children's surgery. Due to the peculiarities of the human reso…
Recommendations for developing effective and safe paediatric and congenital heart disease services in low-income and middle-income countries
The global burden of paediatric and congenital heart disease (PCHD) is substantial. We propose a novel public health framework with recommendations for developing effective and safe PCHD services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This framework was created by the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery Cardiac Surgery working group in collaboration with a group of international rexperts in providing paediatric and congenital car…
Academic global surgical competencies
Academic global surgery is a rapidly growing field that aims to improve access to safe surgical care worldwide. However, no universally accepted competencies exist to inform this developing field. A consensus-based approach, with input from a diverse group of experts, is needed to identify essential competencies that will lead to standardization in this field. A task force was set up using snowball sampling to recruit a broad group of content and…
Mitigating the impact of Covid-19 on children's surgery in Africa
An outbreak of the disease known as COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China, has rapidly spread to all continents of the globe.1 First detected via local hospital surveillance systems as a ‘pneumonia of unknown aetiology’ in late December 2019,2 the disease has since been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO and reached pandemic status. It is uncertain what the eventual toll of the pand…
Lessons from developing, implementing and sustaining a participatory partnership for children’s surgical care in Tanzania
Global surgery is an essential component of Universal Health Coverage. Surgical conditions account for almost one-third of the global burden of disease, with the majority of patients living in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Children account for more than half of the global population; however, in many LMIC settings they have poor access to surgical care due to a lack of workforce and health system infrastructure to match the need…
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Mitigating the impact of Covid-19 on children's surgery in Africa
An outbreak of the disease known as COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China, has rapidly spread to all continents of the globe.1 First detected via local hospital surveillance systems as a ‘pneumonia of unknown aetiology’ in late December 2019,2 the disease has since been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO and reached pandemic status. It is uncertain what the eventual toll of the pand…
Lessons from developing, implementing and sustaining a participatory partnership for children’s surgical care in Tanzania
Global surgery is an essential component of Universal Health Coverage. Surgical conditions account for almost one-third of the global burden of disease, with the majority of patients living in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Children account for more than half of the global population; however, in many LMIC settings they have poor access to surgical care due to a lack of workforce and health system infrastructure to match the need…
Building back better children's surgical services toward universal health coverage
Introduction: This article is part of the Research Topic 'Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'. Children's surgical services are crucial, yet underappreciated, for children's health and must be sufficiently addressed to make and sustain progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Despite their considerable burden and socioeconomic cost, surgical diseases have been relatively neglected in favor of commun…
Advocating for children's surgery within country health plans
Background: Despite the growing emphasis on provision of quality safe and affordable surgical care in low- and middle-income countries, and the World Health Assembly resolution 68. 15 on strengthening emergency and essential surgical care and anesthesia as components of universal health coverage, a review of published surgical plans of various countries, revealed a lack of emphasis on children's surgery. Due to the peculiarities of the human reso…
Recommendations for developing effective and safe paediatric and congenital heart disease services in low-income and middle-income countries
The global burden of paediatric and congenital heart disease (PCHD) is substantial. We propose a novel public health framework with recommendations for developing effective and safe PCHD services in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This framework was created by the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery Cardiac Surgery working group in collaboration with a group of international rexperts in providing paediatric and congenital car…
Academic global surgical competencies
Academic global surgery is a rapidly growing field that aims to improve access to safe surgical care worldwide. However, no universally accepted competencies exist to inform this developing field. A consensus-based approach, with input from a diverse group of experts, is needed to identify essential competencies that will lead to standardization in this field. A task force was set up using snowball sampling to recruit a broad group of content and…
Conscientious objection
Conscientious objection is a critical topic that has been sparsely discussed from a global health perspective, despite its special relevance to our inherently diverse field. In this Analysis paper, we argue that blanket prohibitions of a specific type of non-discriminatory conscientious objection are unjustified in the global health context. We begin both by introducing a nuanced account of conscience that is grounded in moral psychology and by p…
Action against birth defects
BACKGROUND: More children are surviving through interventions to address the infectious causes of under-5 mortality; subsequently, the proportion of deaths caused by birth defects is increasing. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care interventions for birth defects are available but are needed where the burden is highest, low-and-middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: A selection of birth defect focused publications, conferences, and World Healt…
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (Gics) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative
The CTC initiative of GICS is proposed as a mean to address pediatric trauma comprehensively through a process of collaboration and advocacy with existing organizations to achieve awareness, health education, prevention, health, and training. Further, it will support the provision of suitable facilities to health institutions. The establishment of a specialization in pediatric trauma is encouraged. GICS CTC initiative aims to improve pediatric tr…
Effective altruism in global health
The effective altruism (EA) movement has seen explosive growth within the last decade, resulting in the allocation of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding towards altruistic causes. The movement aims to maximise good and has identified global health initiatives as especially promising. In this paper, we first present a brief overview of the philosophy behind EA and concede the importance of efficacy in the context of the scarcity of resourc…
Global research partnerships and the impact of inequitable research practices on systematic reviews
box Two medical students from the University of Nairobi and University of Oxford collaborated on a systematic review project—we describe a model for collaborative research which is led by low- and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers and supported by high-income country (HIC) researchers and where researchers seek to build capability such that HIC support is not needed in the long term
Developing and validating a neonatal screening tool for congenital anomalies to be used in low- and middle-income country settings
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies are among the common health problems faced by children in low- and middle-income countries, contributing substantially to infant mortality rates. Due to limited access to newborn screening programmes in most of the resource-limited settings, many congenital anomalies go undiagnosed and untreated, leading to adverse outcomes. This study aimed to develop and validate a newborn screening tool for congenital anomalies…
Global Health and Surgery (8 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Public health (6 obras) · Developing country (5 obras) · Economic growth (5 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 obras) · Global health (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras)