OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the capacity to provide cesarean delivery (CD) in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries. STUDY DESIGN We conducted secondary analysis of 719 health facilities, in 26 countries in Africa, the Pacific, Asia, and the Mediterranean, using facility-based cross-sectional data from the World Health Organization Situational Analysis Tool to Assess Emergen...

To effectively characterize newly recognized viruses (Marburg, Lassa, etc.) and to study other highly virulent infections for which no effective prophylaxis or therapy exists, special containment facilities must be utilized and conventional techniques modified to minimize risk to laboratory personnel. This paper describes a laboratory suite for such studies, contained within a larger research f...

OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to evaluate the capacity of first-referral health facilities in Tanzania to perform basic surgical procedures. The intent was to assist in planning strategies for universal access to life-saving and disability-preventing surgical services. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING First-referral health facilities in the United Republic of Tanzania. PARTICI...

OBJECTIVE To assess the structural capacity for, and quality of, immediate and essential newborn care (ENC) in health facilities in rural Ghana, and to link this with demand for facility deliveries and admissions. DESIGN Health facility assessment survey and population-based surveillance data. SETTING Seven districts in Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana. PARTICIPANTS Heads of maternal/neonatal wa...

OBJECTIVE To assess life-saving and disability-preventing surgical services (including emergency, trauma, obstetrics, anaesthesia) of health facilities in Somalia and to assist in the planning of strategies for strengthening surgical care systems. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING Health facilities in all 3 administrative zones of Somalia; northwest Somalia (NWS), known as Somaliland; ...

the main aim of this study was to identify and present indicators and standards necessary for security management of sport facilities. these standards were recognized via a set of interviews and questionnaires through delphi method. the revised questionnaire of panteza et al. (2003) with 0.89 of reliability and interviews were used to collect data. the subjects were selected from purposeful sam...

An H2O2 sensor for the application in industrial sterilisation processes has been developed. Therefore, automated sterilisation equipment at laboratory scale has been constructed using parts from industrial sterilisation facilities. In addition, a software tool has been developed for the control of the sterilisation equipment at laboratory scale. First measurements with the developed sensor set...

PURPOSE To understand the current state of breast cancer management in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS We conducted an anonymous online survey of breast cancer management among African Organization for Research and Treatment in Cancer (AORTIC) members by using a 42-question structured questionnaire in both English and French in 2013. RESULTS Twenty members from 19 facilities in 14 countries res...

Background The installation of electrical equipment in adverse environments containing corrosive gases, liquids, or dust can cause severe and rapid deterioration of the equipment. Historically, it has been recommended to customers to keep electrical equipment free of these contaminants through the use of special enclosures or separate rooms. Furthermore, the NEC (National Electrical Code) does ...