Abstract

Background: The burden of congenital anomalies is disproportionally shouldered by low and middle-income countries (LMICs) where 94% of these defects occur. In Uganda, only 4 pediatric surgeons serve a population of 20 million children. We compare the distribution and mortality of common neonatal surgical conditions between Uganda and the United States. We also estimate potential economic benefit of scaling up neonatal surgical care in …

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