Article de PD Dr. med. univ. Bernhard and Lydia Widmann

Only 6% of surgeries are performed in the world’s poorest countries where over one third of the world’s population lives.¹ Malawi has one of the lowest surgeon densities worldwide, with around 50 surgeons (of which 50% are general surgeons) for a population of 20 million.² However, 35% of Malawi’s population live with a condition requiring surgical care.³ This article describes some of the challenges of providing surgical care in rural Malawi.