Ashley, Thomas
Ashley, Hannah F.
Wladis, Andreas
Nordin, Pär
Ohene‐Yeboah, Michael
Rukas, Rimantas
Lipnickas, Vytautas
Smalle, Isaac O.
Holm, Kristina
Kalsi, Herta
Palmu, Juuli
Sahr, Foday
Beard, Jessica H.
Löfgren, Jenny
Bolkan, Håkon A.
van Duinen, Alex J. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6943-0100
Funding for this research was provided by:
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
Swedish Research Council
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Article History
Accepted: 2 June 2023
First Online: 14 July 2023
Declarations
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: Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr T. Ashley reported having completed the Surgical Training Programme (STP) organized by CapaCare in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS). Drs T. Ashley, Bolkan, and van Duinen reported serving as board members of CapaCare, the nongovernmental organization responsible for organizing the STP. Dr Wladis, Dr Nordin, Dr Ohene-Yeboah, Dr Rukas and Dr Lipnickas participated as trainers in this project. Dr Kalsi reported receiving grants from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and Dr Löfgren from the Swedish Research Council during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.Informed consentInformed consent was obtained from all patients in the study.