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A Resource Planning Analysis of District Hospital Surgical Services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Melanie Sion, Dheepa Rajan, Hyppolite Kalambay, Jean-Pierre Lokonga, Joseph Bulakali, Mathias Mossoko, Dieudonne Kwete, Gerard Schmets, Edward Kelley, Tarcisse Elongo, Luis Sambo and Meena Cherian
Global Health: Science and Practice March 2015, 3(1):56-70; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00165
Melanie Sion
aThomas Jefferson University, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Dheepa Rajan
bWorld Health Organization (WHO), Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Hyppolite Kalambay
cMinistry of Health, Directorate of Planning, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Jean-Pierre Lokonga
dWHO Country Office, Kinshasa, DRC.
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Joseph Bulakali
eMinistry of Health, Global Fund Country Coordination Mechanism Secretariat, Kinshasa, DRC.
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Mathias Mossoko
fMinistry of Health, Directorate of Primary Health Care Development, Kinshasa, DRC.
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Dieudonne Kwete
gPrime Minister's Office, Kinshasa, DRC.
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Gerard Schmets
bWorld Health Organization (WHO), Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Edward Kelley
hWHO, Service Delivery and Safety Department, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Tarcisse Elongo
iWHO AFRO Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
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Luis Sambo
iWHO AFRO Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
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Meena Cherian
hWHO, Service Delivery and Safety Department, Geneva, Switzerland.
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vol. 3 no. 1 56-70
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00165
PubMed 
25745120

Published By 
Global Health: Science and Practice
Online ISSN 
2169-575X
History 
  • Received: October 4, 2014
  • Accepted: December 16, 2014
  • Published online March 5, 2015.

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© Sion et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00165.

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  1. Melanie Siona,
  2. Dheepa Rajanb,
  3. Hyppolite Kalambayc,
  4. Jean-Pierre Lokongad,
  5. Joseph Bulakalie,
  6. Mathias Mossokof,
  7. Dieudonne Kweteg,
  8. Gerard Schmetsb,
  9. Edward Kelleyh,
  10. Tarcisse Elongoi,
  11. Luis Samboi,
  12. Meena Cherianh
  1. aThomas Jefferson University, Department of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  2. bWorld Health Organization (WHO), Department of Health Systems Governance and Financing, Geneva, Switzerland.
  3. cMinistry of Health, Directorate of Planning, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
  4. dWHO Country Office, Kinshasa, DRC.
  5. eMinistry of Health, Global Fund Country Coordination Mechanism Secretariat, Kinshasa, DRC.
  6. fMinistry of Health, Directorate of Primary Health Care Development, Kinshasa, DRC.
  7. gPrime Minister's Office, Kinshasa, DRC.
  8. hWHO, Service Delivery and Safety Department, Geneva, Switzerland.
  9. iWHO AFRO Regional Office, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
  1. Correspondence to Dheepa Rajan (rajand{at}who.int).
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