Only if she has a fishing rod!

Towey, Raymond; Kimaro, Ernestina

doi:10.1136/bmj.317.7174.1711

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“…The replies to this questionnaire describe the typical anaesthesia services for 27 million Ugandans and probably many more millions in neighbouring countries [5, 6]. The lack of even basic theatre facilities such as reliable electricity, running water and oxygen, and the shortages of drugs, equipment and personnel, demonstrate the severe difficulties in running a basic healthcare system in many of the locations included in the questionnaire.…”

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“…The poor state of anaesthesia services in certain areas of a few sub‐Saharan countries has been described by anaesthetists working in the countries [5, 6] and in overseas medical missions [7]. It is probable that even in the 21st century, millions of people in developing countries do not have access to resources that should be considered a basic human right: access to safe anaesthesia and pain relief during surgery and childbirth.…”

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Anaesthesia services in developing countries: defining the problems

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SummaryWe describe the use of a questionnaire to define the difficulties in providing anaesthesia in Uganda. The results show that 23% of anaesthetists have the facilities to deliver safe anaesthesia to an adult, 13% to deliver safe anaesthesia to a child and 6% to deliver safe anaesthesia for a Caesarean section. The questionnaire identified shortages of personnel, drugs, equipment and training that have not been quantified or accurately described before. The method used provides an easy and effective way to gain essential data for any country or national anaesthesia society wishing to investigate anaesthesia services in its hospitals. Solutions require improvements in local management, finance and logistics, and action to ensure that the importance of anaesthesia within acute sector healthcare is fully recognised. Major investment in terms of personnel and equipment is required to modernise and improve the safety of anaesthesia for patients in Uganda.

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