title: Comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of two MSF surgical trauma centers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a dearth of data on cost-effectiveness of surgical care in resource-poor countries. Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF) is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) involved in the many facets of health care for underserved populations, including surgical care.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) was attempted at two of their surgical trauma hospitals: Teme Hospital in Nigeria and La Trinité Hospital in Haiti.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  At $172 and $223 per Disability-Adjusted Life-Year (DALY) averted, respectively, they are in line with other reported CEAs for surgical and nonsurgical activities in similar contexts.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. froggydoc@comcast.net
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gosselin
authors.forename: Andreu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Elder
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000191:economics*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000191:economics*