title: Africa's neglected surgical workforce crisis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Global Health Sciences, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: dozgediz@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Doruk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozgediz
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kijjambu
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Moses
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galukande
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dubowitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mabweijano
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Cephas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mijumbi
authors.affiliation: WHO Department of Essential Health Technologies, Clinical Procedures Unit, Emergency Essential Surgical Care Project, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cherian
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaggwa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luboga
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D014454:Uganda; D000078329:Workforce