Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in low and middle income countries. Meanwhile, the burden of diabetes mellitus is increasing to epidemic proportions in the same countries…
Read more »The GLLS Workshop at Medical College Kolkata: A Report
Medical College, Kolkata is the first Medical College in Asia that was established in 1835. It pioneered many innovations in education and has pioneered taking Laparoscopic surgeries to rural areas by supporting the Gas Less Lift Laparoscopic Surgery [GLLS] workshop and plans to send faculty and students to rural areas…
Read more »Easy Patient Transport System for Rural Hospitals: A Proposed System
The proposal is to produce a transport device that is smaller than 2 x 2 feet that has the capability of transporting the patient in an erect position and has the capability of fitting into a 2 x 2 feet lifting device in the stairs…
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Video: GLLS Equipment
There are few discoveries that dramatically changed the surgical care. Prior to the days of anesthesia speed was…
Read more »Video: GLLS Infertility
This is a teaching video for surgeons working in rural areas to help them evaluate infertility under spinal anesthesia…
Read more »Video: GLLS Appendicectomies
Appendicectomy is the most common abdominal operation performed as an emergency. Appendix is a tubular structure at the ileo-cecal junction. The inflammation of the…
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From Menarche to Menopause: A Population-Based Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Risk Factors for Reproductive Tract Infection Symptoms Over Life Stages in Rural Girls and Women in India
Girls and women experience greater challenges than boys and men in safely accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources, including social and sexual violence, while seeking locations to address bodily needs…
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