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Håkon Angell Bolkan

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Håkon Angell Bolkan

Associate Professor
Department of Public Health and Nursing

hakon.a.bolkan@ntnu.no
+4799150768 Øya helsehus, Østfløy, 5 etg, Trondheim
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Håkon A Bolkan is a consultant general and abdominal surgeon. He started his global health carrier working for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Indonesia, Pakistan and Sierra Leone and has been the president for MSF Norway.  He is the founder of CapaCare, an organization devoted to build medical capacity in health care in under-resourced areas. CapaCare has now presence in Sierra Leone Liberia, the Netherlands and Norway. CapaCare has initiated a task-sharing training program in surgery and obstetrics in Sierra Leone since 2011 and are supporting the postgraduate training of specialist surgeons and obstetricians in Liberia and Sierra Loen. Bolkan is chairing CapaCare International. He was team led for the Norwegian Ebola team during the West-African Ebola outbreak. His research is about scalable solutions to increase access to surgical services in low-income countries.

 

Competencies

  • Ebola
  • Global Surgery
  • Global kirurgi
  • Helsesystemer i lavinntakstland
  • Kirurgisk opplæring

Publications

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2025

  • Martens, Janine P. J.; Leerdam, Daniel van; Kanneh, Sayoh; Smalle, Isaac O.; Sankoh, Osman; Duinen, Alex J. van. (2025) Surgical Volume in Sierra Leone: A Comparison Between Population and Facility‐Based Data Collection. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah F; Wladis, Andreas; Nordin, Pär; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Smalle, Isaac O. (2025) Outcomes after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh performed by associate clinicians versus medical doctors in Sierra Leone: 5-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Patil, Priti; Nathani, Priyansh; Gyedu, Adam; Adde, Håvard Askim. (2025) Exploring the concept of surgical transition: surgical activity in the light of economic development in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and India. Frontiers in Surgery
    Academic article
  • Nunes, Jonathan H. Vas; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Boateng, Daniel; Tommy, Amidu J; Sankoh, Osman; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2025) Incidence and prevalence of traumatic and non-traumatic wounds and burns and access to wound care in Sierra Leone; data from a nationwide household survey (PRESSCO) 2020. Heliyon
    Academic article
  • Furre, Mali Eggen; Svengaard, Maria; Øvreås, Elisabeth; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ashley, Thomas; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2025) The impact of surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: a nationwide longitudinal observational study on surgical workforce and volume, 2012–2023. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Nunes, Jonathan Vas; Wassill, Lars; Mönnink, Giulia; Falama, Abdul-Mac; Mathéron, Hanna; Conteh, Amara. (2025) Suspected Buruli ulcer cases in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone– a prospective cohort study. Infection
    Academic article
  • Dawkins, Bryony; Shinkins, Bethany; Ensor, Tim; Jayne, David; Ashley, Thomas; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2025) Evaluating Access Improving Interventions: An Economic Evaluation of Surgical Task-Shifting for C-Sections in Sierra Leone. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Kesteren, Jurre Van; Langeveld, Mirte; Ashley, Thomas; Fofanah, Tairu; Bonjer, Hendrik Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2025) Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article

2024

  • Besnier, Elodie Anne Suzanne; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2024) Global Health Annual Report Jan. 2023- Jun. 2024.
    Other
  • Werz, Markus Jan; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Hampaye, Theophilus C.; Broek, Ankie van den; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2024) Exploring barriers and enabling factors for surgical task sharing with physician assistants in Liberia: a qualitative pre-implementation study. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Lwin, Zin Min Thet; Mansaray, Abdul Rahman; Al-Samman, Sam; Keel, George; Forsberg, Birger C.; Beard, Jessica H.. (2024) Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone. PLOS Global Public Health
    Academic article
  • Logstein, Erika; Torp, Richard Hald; Ashley, Thomas; Kamara, Michael M.; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Dumbuya, Abu Bakarr. (2024) Long-term maternal outcomes 5 years after cesarean section in Sierra Leone: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Grimes, Caris E; Hampaye, Theophilus C; Quaife, Matthew. (2024) The economic burden associated with unmet surgical needs in Liberia: A retrospective macroeconomic analysis based on a nationwide enumeration of surgical procedures. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Stone, Hana; Bailey, Emma; Wurie, Haja; Leather, Andrew J M; Davies, Justine I.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2024) A qualitative study examining the health system's response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
    Academic article

2023

  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah F.; Wladis, Andreas; Nordin, Pär; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Rukas, Rimantas. (2023) Standardised Competency-Based Training of Medical Doctors and Associate Clinicians in Inguinal Repair with Mesh in Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Wangen, Endre; Gillund, Even Westgaard; Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard; Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Faqiri, Mirwais. (2023) Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ahlback, Johan Gottfrid; Kamoh, Joseph; Bah, Silleh; Ashley, Thomas. (2023) Prevalence, incidence, repair rate, and morbidity of groin hernias in Sierra Leone: cross-sectional household study. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Eide, Arne Henning; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2023) Bistand rettet mot de fattigste treffer ofte feil.
    Feature article
  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Goudoever, Leandra A.E. van; Conteh, Amara; Acker, Gijs J.D. van; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Surgical Education
    Academic article

2022

  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Marah, Foday; Delft, Diede van; Spector, Antoinette L.; Cassidy, Laura D.. (2022) PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Countrywide Survey on Surgical Conditions in Post-Ebola Outbreak Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.; Conteh, Amara; Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ashley, Thomas. (2022) Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians. Surgical Endoscopy
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Global kirurgi. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofanah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Andrews, Benetta; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Goyah, Kezelebah; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav. (2022) Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article

2021

  • Sevalie, Stephen; Youkee, Daniel; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bailey, Emma; Bangura, Thaimu; Mangipudi, Sowmya. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Sung, Sophia; Hørthe, Hilde; Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vandi, Alphonsus. (2021) Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?. Kirurgen
    Editorial
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2021) Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Sherman, L.M.; Andrews, B.C.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Dunbar, N.K.. (2021) A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Ahlback, Johan Gottfried; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Brudal, Frank; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Effekt av Covid-19 pandemien på innleggelser og behandling av akuttkirurgisk pasienter i Midt-Norge. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Geraedts, Tessa J. M.; Boateng, Daniel; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Delft, Diede Van; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Gulia L. E.. (2021) Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone. Tropical medicine & international health
    Academic article
  • Please, Helen R.; Nunes, Jonathan H. Vas; Patel, Rashida; Pluschke, Gerd; Tholley, Mohamed; Ruf, Marie-Therésè. (2021) Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    Academic article
  • Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Leerdam, Daniel van; Smalle, Isaac O. (2021) Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, Josien; Ashley, Thomas; Hagander, Lars; Holmer, Hampus; Koroma, Alimamy P.. (2021) Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah; Wladis, Andreas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Beard, Jessica. (2021) Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2021) CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021. CapaCare International CapaCare International
    Popular scientific book
  • Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Nolet, Wouter W.E.; Mboma, Peter; Sam, Tamba; Broek, Ankie van den. (2021) Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study. BMJ Open
    Academic article

2020

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine.
    Feature article
  • Wehrens, Erik; Bangura, JS; Falama, AM; Kamara, Kelfala BB; Dubbink, Jan Henk; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bowel, NASBO Collaborators National Audit of Small. (2020) Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, Josien; Kamara, Michael M; Forna, Fatu; Hagander, Lars; Rijken, Marcus J.. (2020) Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Adde, Håvard Askim; Fredin, Hans Ola; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, Lars; Koroma, Alimamy Philip. (2020) Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Dunbar, Nelson; Tehmeh, Lekilay; Hampaye, Theophilus. (2020) Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia. BJS Open
    Academic article

2019

  • NASBO, NASBO Collaborators; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Drevin, Gustaf; Alvesson, Helle Mölsted; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Schreeb, Johan von. (2019) ”For this one, let me take the risk”: why surgical staff continued to perform caesarean sections during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Drake, Thomas M.; Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Abercrombie, John F.; Aucheson, Austin; Alderson, Derek A.. (2019) Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction. European Journal of Surgical Oncology
    Academic article
  • Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Helgerud, Christoffer; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Salvesen, Øyvind; George, Peter M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Evaluation of a surgical task sharing training programme's logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education
    Academic article
  • Holmer, Hampus; Kamara, Michael M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Conteh, Sulaiman; Forna, Fatu. (2019) The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Drake, Thomas M.; Singh, Pritam; Bradburn, Mike; Wilson, Timothy J. (2019) Malnutrition, nutritional interventions and clinical outcomes of patients with acute small bowel obstruction: results from a national, multicentre, prospective audit. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan. (2019) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Errata

2018

  • Liu, Ben; Hunt, Lesley; Lonsdale, Robert J; Narula, Harjeet; Manasrey, Alieu; Bundu, Ibrahim. (2018) Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger.
    Feature article
  • Treacy, Laura; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Sagbakken, Mette. (2018) Distance, accessibility and costs. Decision-making During Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: a Qualitative Study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Waalewijn, Bart; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply. World Journal of Surgery
    Reader opinion piece
  • Grimes, Caris E.; Quaife, Matthew; Kamara, Thaim B.; Lavy, Christopher B.D.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Macroeconomic costs of the unmet burden of surgical disease in Sierra Leone: A retrospective economic analysis. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Gassama, Ibarahim; Waalewijn, Bart. (2018) Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan von. (2018) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article

2017

  • Waalewijn, Bart; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, AP; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Learning Curve Characteristics for Caesarean Section Among Associate Clinicians: A Prospective Study from Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Chapter 6: A clinical officer training program in Sierra Leone and the decline of surgical care due to Ebola. Johns Hopkins University Press Johns Hopkins University Press
    Non-fiction book
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohamed; Kamara, T. B.; Deen, G F. (2017) Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; Screeb, Johan von. (2017) The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article

2016

  • Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Mellesmo, Sindre. (2016) Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Haganger, Lars; Screeb, J von; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T B; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2016) The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Brolin, Kim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Arranz, Javier; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Hassan, Shoaib; Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala; Garcés, Pedro San José; Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde. (2016) Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: Challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak. BMC Infectious Diseases
    Academic article

2015

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan von; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohamed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bjerring, A W; Lier, M E; Roed, S M; Vestby, P F; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Milland, Maria; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: a controversial attempt to reduce maternal mortality. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan von; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Who is performing surgery in low-income settings: a countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribution and scope of practice in Sierra Leone. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan von; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Slutten på begynnelsen?.
    Feature article
  • Bjerring, Anders Wold; Lier, Marius Eknæs; Rød, Siri Malene; Vestby, Pia Fiskaa; Melf, Klaus; Endreseth, Birger Henning. (2015) Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article

2014

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!.
    Feature article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, L. (2014) WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden. Läkartidningen
    Reader opinion piece
  • Milland, Maria; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Enhancing access to emergency obstetric care through surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: confrontation with Ebola during recovery from civil war. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    Editorial
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Strengthening of the Sierra Leonean Health System by Implementing a Surgical Task Shifting Programme. MT Bulletin of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Samai, Mohammed; Gerdin, Martin; Schreeb, Johan von. (2014) Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone. PLOS Currents
    Academic article

2013

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort. Kirurgen
    Popular scientific article
  • Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) Kirurgi og global helse. Overlegen
    Popular scientific article
  • Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) Surgery and task shifting in the rainforest. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone. Kirurgen
    Popular scientific article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, J; Ashley, T; Bash-Taqi, D; Jorgensen, P; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) The surgical training program: increasing surgical capacity in sierra leone by training medical doctors and community health officers in surgical and obstetric skills - progress report. Tropical medicine & international health
    Abstract

2011

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) Kriminelt å redde liv?.
    Feature article
  • Dvergsdal, Elin Yli; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) The global health workforce crisis. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article

2009

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2009) Knuste liv. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article

2008

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Malaria – en stille katastrofe. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article

Journal publications

  • Martens, Janine P. J.; Leerdam, Daniel van; Kanneh, Sayoh; Smalle, Isaac O.; Sankoh, Osman; Duinen, Alex J. van. (2025) Surgical Volume in Sierra Leone: A Comparison Between Population and Facility‐Based Data Collection. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah F; Wladis, Andreas; Nordin, Pär; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Smalle, Isaac O. (2025) Outcomes after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh performed by associate clinicians versus medical doctors in Sierra Leone: 5-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Patil, Priti; Nathani, Priyansh; Gyedu, Adam; Adde, Håvard Askim. (2025) Exploring the concept of surgical transition: surgical activity in the light of economic development in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and India. Frontiers in Surgery
    Academic article
  • Nunes, Jonathan H. Vas; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Boateng, Daniel; Tommy, Amidu J; Sankoh, Osman; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2025) Incidence and prevalence of traumatic and non-traumatic wounds and burns and access to wound care in Sierra Leone; data from a nationwide household survey (PRESSCO) 2020. Heliyon
    Academic article
  • Furre, Mali Eggen; Svengaard, Maria; Øvreås, Elisabeth; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ashley, Thomas; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2025) The impact of surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: a nationwide longitudinal observational study on surgical workforce and volume, 2012–2023. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Nunes, Jonathan Vas; Wassill, Lars; Mönnink, Giulia; Falama, Abdul-Mac; Mathéron, Hanna; Conteh, Amara. (2025) Suspected Buruli ulcer cases in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone– a prospective cohort study. Infection
    Academic article
  • Dawkins, Bryony; Shinkins, Bethany; Ensor, Tim; Jayne, David; Ashley, Thomas; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2025) Evaluating Access Improving Interventions: An Economic Evaluation of Surgical Task-Shifting for C-Sections in Sierra Leone. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
    Academic article
  • Kesteren, Jurre Van; Langeveld, Mirte; Ashley, Thomas; Fofanah, Tairu; Bonjer, Hendrik Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2025) Surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone: barriers and enablers from provider and facilitator perspectives. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Werz, Markus Jan; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Hampaye, Theophilus C.; Broek, Ankie van den; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2024) Exploring barriers and enabling factors for surgical task sharing with physician assistants in Liberia: a qualitative pre-implementation study. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Lwin, Zin Min Thet; Mansaray, Abdul Rahman; Al-Samman, Sam; Keel, George; Forsberg, Birger C.; Beard, Jessica H.. (2024) Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone. PLOS Global Public Health
    Academic article
  • Logstein, Erika; Torp, Richard Hald; Ashley, Thomas; Kamara, Michael M.; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Dumbuya, Abu Bakarr. (2024) Long-term maternal outcomes 5 years after cesarean section in Sierra Leone: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Grimes, Caris E; Hampaye, Theophilus C; Quaife, Matthew. (2024) The economic burden associated with unmet surgical needs in Liberia: A retrospective macroeconomic analysis based on a nationwide enumeration of surgical procedures. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Stone, Hana; Bailey, Emma; Wurie, Haja; Leather, Andrew J M; Davies, Justine I.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2024) A qualitative study examining the health system's response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah F.; Wladis, Andreas; Nordin, Pär; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Rukas, Rimantas. (2023) Standardised Competency-Based Training of Medical Doctors and Associate Clinicians in Inguinal Repair with Mesh in Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Wangen, Endre; Gillund, Even Westgaard; Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard; Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Faqiri, Mirwais. (2023) Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ahlback, Johan Gottfrid; Kamoh, Joseph; Bah, Silleh; Ashley, Thomas. (2023) Prevalence, incidence, repair rate, and morbidity of groin hernias in Sierra Leone: cross-sectional household study. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Eide, Arne Henning; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2023) Bistand rettet mot de fattigste treffer ofte feil.
    Feature article
  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Goudoever, Leandra A.E. van; Conteh, Amara; Acker, Gijs J.D. van; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Surgical Education
    Academic article
  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Marah, Foday; Delft, Diede van; Spector, Antoinette L.; Cassidy, Laura D.. (2022) PREvalence Study on Surgical COnditions (PRESSCO) 2020: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Countrywide Survey on Surgical Conditions in Post-Ebola Outbreak Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Kesteren, Jurre van; Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.; Conteh, Amara; Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Ashley, Thomas. (2022) Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians. Surgical Endoscopy
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Global kirurgi. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofanah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Andrews, Benetta; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Goyah, Kezelebah; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav. (2022) Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Sevalie, Stephen; Youkee, Daniel; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bailey, Emma; Bangura, Thaimu; Mangipudi, Sowmya. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Sung, Sophia; Hørthe, Hilde; Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vandi, Alphonsus. (2021) Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?. Kirurgen
    Editorial
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2021) Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Sherman, L.M.; Andrews, B.C.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Dunbar, N.K.. (2021) A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Ahlback, Johan Gottfried; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Brudal, Frank; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Effekt av Covid-19 pandemien på innleggelser og behandling av akuttkirurgisk pasienter i Midt-Norge. Kirurgen
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Geraedts, Tessa J. M.; Boateng, Daniel; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Delft, Diede Van; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Gulia L. E.. (2021) Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone. Tropical medicine & international health
    Academic article
  • Please, Helen R.; Nunes, Jonathan H. Vas; Patel, Rashida; Pluschke, Gerd; Tholley, Mohamed; Ruf, Marie-Therésè. (2021) Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
    Academic article
  • Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Leerdam, Daniel van; Smalle, Isaac O. (2021) Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, Josien; Ashley, Thomas; Hagander, Lars; Holmer, Hampus; Koroma, Alimamy P.. (2021) Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah; Wladis, Andreas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Beard, Jessica. (2021) Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open
    Academic article
  • Bakker, Juul Marlies; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Nolet, Wouter W.E.; Mboma, Peter; Sam, Tamba; Broek, Ankie van den. (2021) Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine.
    Feature article
  • Wehrens, Erik; Bangura, JS; Falama, AM; Kamara, Kelfala BB; Dubbink, Jan Henk; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bowel, NASBO Collaborators National Audit of Small. (2020) Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, Josien; Kamara, Michael M; Forna, Fatu; Hagander, Lars; Rijken, Marcus J.. (2020) Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Adde, Håvard Askim; Fredin, Hans Ola; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, Lars; Koroma, Alimamy Philip. (2020) Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Adde, Håvard Askim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Dunbar, Nelson; Tehmeh, Lekilay; Hampaye, Theophilus. (2020) Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • NASBO, NASBO Collaborators; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Drevin, Gustaf; Alvesson, Helle Mölsted; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Schreeb, Johan von. (2019) ”For this one, let me take the risk”: why surgical staff continued to perform caesarean sections during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Drake, Thomas M.; Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Abercrombie, John F.; Aucheson, Austin; Alderson, Derek A.. (2019) Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction. European Journal of Surgical Oncology
    Academic article
  • Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Helgerud, Christoffer; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Salvesen, Øyvind; George, Peter M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Evaluation of a surgical task sharing training programme's logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education
    Academic article
  • Holmer, Hampus; Kamara, Michael M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Conteh, Sulaiman; Forna, Fatu. (2019) The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health
    Academic article
  • Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Drake, Thomas M.; Singh, Pritam; Bradburn, Mike; Wilson, Timothy J. (2019) Malnutrition, nutritional interventions and clinical outcomes of patients with acute small bowel obstruction: results from a national, multicentre, prospective audit. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan. (2019) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Errata
  • Liu, Ben; Hunt, Lesley; Lonsdale, Robert J; Narula, Harjeet; Manasrey, Alieu; Bundu, Ibrahim. (2018) Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme. BJS Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger.
    Feature article
  • Treacy, Laura; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Sagbakken, Mette. (2018) Distance, accessibility and costs. Decision-making During Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: a Qualitative Study. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Waalewijn, Bart; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply. World Journal of Surgery
    Reader opinion piece
  • Grimes, Caris E.; Quaife, Matthew; Kamara, Thaim B.; Lavy, Christopher B.D.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Macroeconomic costs of the unmet burden of surgical disease in Sierra Leone: A retrospective economic analysis. BMJ Open
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Gassama, Ibarahim; Waalewijn, Bart. (2018) Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak. BMC Health Services Research
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan von. (2018) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Waalewijn, Bart; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, AP; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Learning Curve Characteristics for Caesarean Section Among Associate Clinicians: A Prospective Study from Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohamed; Kamara, T. B.; Deen, G F. (2017) Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; Screeb, Johan von. (2017) The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Mellesmo, Sindre. (2016) Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Haganger, Lars; Screeb, J von; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T B; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2016) The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory. World Journal of Surgery
    Academic article
  • Brolin, Kim; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
    Academic article
  • Arranz, Javier; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Hassan, Shoaib; Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala; Garcés, Pedro San José; Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde. (2016) Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: Challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak. BMC Infectious Diseases
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan von; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohamed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bjerring, A W; Lier, M E; Roed, S M; Vestby, P F; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Milland, Maria; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: a controversial attempt to reduce maternal mortality. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan von; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Who is performing surgery in low-income settings: a countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribution and scope of practice in Sierra Leone. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan von; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey. The Lancet
    Abstract
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Slutten på begynnelsen?.
    Feature article
  • Bjerring, Anders Wold; Lier, Marius Eknæs; Rød, Siri Malene; Vestby, Pia Fiskaa; Melf, Klaus; Endreseth, Birger Henning. (2015) Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012. Surgery
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!.
    Feature article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, L. (2014) WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden. Läkartidningen
    Reader opinion piece
  • Milland, Maria; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Enhancing access to emergency obstetric care through surgical task shifting in Sierra Leone: confrontation with Ebola during recovery from civil war. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
    Editorial
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Strengthening of the Sierra Leonean Health System by Implementing a Surgical Task Shifting Programme. MT Bulletin of the Netherlands Society for Tropical Medicine and International Health
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Samai, Mohammed; Gerdin, Martin; Schreeb, Johan von. (2014) Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone. PLOS Currents
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort. Kirurgen
    Popular scientific article
  • Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) Kirurgi og global helse. Overlegen
    Popular scientific article
  • Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) Surgery and task shifting in the rainforest. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone. Kirurgen
    Popular scientific article
  • Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Westendorp, J; Ashley, T; Bash-Taqi, D; Jorgensen, P; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2013) The surgical training program: increasing surgical capacity in sierra leone by training medical doctors and community health officers in surgical and obstetric skills - progress report. Tropical medicine & international health
    Abstract
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) Kriminelt å redde liv?.
    Feature article
  • Dvergsdal, Elin Yli; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) The global health workforce crisis. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2009) Knuste liv. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Academic article
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Malaria – en stille katastrofe. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet)
    Popular scientific article

Books

  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2021) CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021. CapaCare International CapaCare International
    Popular scientific book
  • Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Chapter 6: A clinical officer training program in Sierra Leone and the decline of surgical care due to Ebola. Johns Hopkins University Press Johns Hopkins University Press
    Non-fiction book

Part of book/report

  • Besnier, Elodie Anne Suzanne; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2024) Global Health Annual Report Jan. 2023- Jun. 2024.
    Other

Teaching

Courses

  • FH3013 - Advancing perspectives in public health
  • NRS8005 - Infection control in a Global perspective
  • NRS8002 - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  • PH3010 - Private study of global health 1
  • PH3900 - Thesis in Global Health

Outreach

2023

  • Programme participation
    Bazilchuk, Nancy Reney; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2023) Saving lives in Sierra Leone — one C-section at a time. https://shows.acast.com/6007ebf7f983a73284ec8ef0/651be40f73c https://shows.acast.com/6007ebf7f983a73284ec8ef0/651be40f73c [Internet] 2023-10-04
  • Programme participation
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Global helse: Lærer bort kirurgi på rekordtid. sintef.no sintef.no [Internet] 2023-08-03
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Estimating the economic value of surgical activities and costs inflicted by unmet surgical needs in Liberia. 13th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH 2023) 2023-11-20 - 2023-11-23
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2023) Long-term maternal outcomes after caesareansections in Sierra Leone–A prospective cohort study. 13th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH 2023) , Utrecht 2023-11-20 - 2023-11-23

2022

  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Riseth, Kim. (2022) Tv-aksjonen 2022, Leger uten grenser. Namdalsavisa.no Namdalsavisa.no [Internet] 2022-10-23
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Skjesol, Hilde. (2022) Dette har vært en veldig utfordrende sommer. Adressa Adressa [Journal] 2022-07-31
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) From research to policy - case study from introduction of a new surgical cadre in Sierra Leone. Norwegian Research School of Global Health Conference 2022-11-24 - 2022-11-24
  • Programme participation
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Urix på lørdag - Håkon Bolkan om sult. https://radio.nrk.no/ https://radio.nrk.no/ [Radio] 2022-09-03
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Mikkelsen, Solveig. (2022) Har berget tusenvis av liv ved å lære opp helsepersonell i kirurgi. Universitetsavisa Universitetsavisa [Internet] 2022-05-11
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Iversen, Tor Odd. (2022) TV-aksjonen 2022: Bidraget ditt er viktig, og hjelpen kommer frem!. Statsforvalteren i Trøndelag Statsforvalteren i Trøndelag [Internet] 2022-10-19

2021

  • Interview
    Bardal, Maja Aune; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) I 2011 stiftet namsosingen Håkon Capacare i Sierra Leone – 10 år senere er flere tusen liv reddet. Namdalsavisa Namdalsavisa [Journal] 2021-07-19
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2021) Trained medical staff can perform safe, effective hernia surgery. Sciencenorway.no Sciencenorway.no [Internet] 2021-01-25
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2021) De opererer brokk, men er ikke leger. forskning.no forskning.no [Internet] 2021-02-07
  • Programme participation
    Bergh, Graziella Van den; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Lund-Johansen, Morten. (2021) Track 8: Disasters, accidents, injuries, global surgery and rehabilitation: 12th European Congress for Tropical Medicine and International Health. https://ectmih2021.no/programme/ See: Track 8 https://ectmih2021.no/programme/ See: Track 8 [Internet] 2021-09-29

2020

  • Interview
    ROSENLUND-HAUGLID, Signe; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) I Europa synker smittetallene – men i mange land er det verste på langt nær over. Verdens Gang Verdens Gang [Journal] 2020-05-22
  • Interview
    Dønvold-Myhre, Lars; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Coronaviruset - Afrika - En tidsinnstilt bombe. Dagbladet Dagbladet [Journal] 2020-03-16

2019

  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Slår malaria-alarm: – Skremmende. Dagbladet Dagbladet [Journal] 2019-07-23
  • Interview
    Schweder, Lindy Jarosch-von; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Endreseth, Birger Henning. (2019) St. Olav satser på akutt gastrokirurgi. Overlegen Overlegen [Journal]
  • Academic lecture
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy; Wibe, Arne. (2019) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: a prospective multicentre study. 48th World Congress of Surgery 2019-08-11 - 2019-08-15

2018

  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Where there’s (hardly) no surgeon. Global surgery course , Lund 2018-12-20 - 2018-12-21
  • Academic lecture
    Minde-Lindheim, Barbro; Gjøra, Andreas; Leerdam, Daniel van; Smalle, Isac; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Surgical activity and surgical workforce in Sierra Leone in 2017. 9th Annual Research Symposium of the Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group , Freetown 2018-10-17 - 2018-10-19
  • Poster
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.. (2018) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone – A prospective multicentre study comparing medical doctors and associate clinicians. Norwegian Global Health Conference 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) CapaCare - task-sharing in obstetrics. Internundervisning Kvinneklinikken St Olav , Trondheim 2018-04-11 - 2018-04-11
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) CapaCare - Capacity building for a better future. Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship , Trondheim 2018-03-23 - 2018-03-23
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Kirurgisk kapasitetsbygging i Sierra Leone. Årsmøte Lions club , Oppdal 2018-09-08 - 2018-09-08
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Addressing Surgical Needs Where There Are No Surgeons - and the role of task-sharing. From turmoil to sustainability , Copenhagen 2018-03-09 - 2018-03-09
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Nytt ebola utbrudd i Kongo – Hva lærte vi sist og hvordan går det denne gangen?. Fredagsforelesning St. Olav , Trondheim 2018-06-15 - 2018-06-15
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Global Surgery – an introduction of a neglected child. Global health summer school , Copenhagen 2018-08-24 - 2018-08-24
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) How can Ebola be contained?. Aljazeera, Inside Story Aljazeera, Inside Story [TV] 2018-05-24
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Task-sharing for emergency obstetric care. Perinataldagene , Stavanger 2018-11-07 - 2018-11-08
  • Academic lecture
    Adde, Håvard; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Rijken, Markus J.; Kamara, Michael M; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Uterine atony as cause of post-partum hemorrhage after cesarean section in Sierra Leone. 9th Annual Research Symposium of the Sierra Leone Health and Biomedical Research Group , Freetown 2018-10-17 - 2018-10-19
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Surgical Capacity Building in West Africa. Global Surgery Conference Stockholm 2018 , Stockholm 2018-10-04 - 2018-10-05
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Where there's no surgeon. Global health summer school , Copenhagen 2018-08-24 - 2018-08-24
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Foreign doctors used for 'on the job’ training of health workers in low resources settings. Global Surgery Amsterdam , Amsterdam 2018-09-28 - 2018-09-28
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Congo's Ebola risk 'very high' as confirmed virus cases rise. TRT World TRT World [TV] 2018-05-17
  • Poster
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, AP; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Number of caesarean section in Sierra Leone before, during and after the Ebola outbreak. Norwegian Global Health Conference , Oslo 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohammed; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Deen, G F. (2018) Safety, productivity and contributions to national volume from a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting , Banjul 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02
  • Lecture
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Hagander, Lars; Kamara, Michael M; Ashley, Thomas; Leather, Andy. (2018) Maternal and perinatal outcome after caesarean section in Sierra Leone – A prospective multicentre study comparing medical doctors and associate clinicians. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting , Banjul 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02
  • Lecture
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Koroma, Alimamy philip; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Number of caesarean section in Sierra Leone before, during and after the Ebola outbreak. WACS 58th Annual Conference and Scientific Meeting , Banjul 2018-02-26 - 2018-03-02
  • Poster
    Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofonah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van. (2018) Vacuum Deliveries in Sierra Leonean Governmental Hospitals: A register and questionnaire based study. Norwegian Global Health Conference , Oslo 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11
  • Poster
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohammed; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Deen, G F. (2018) Safety, productivity and contributions to national volume from a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. Norwegian Global Health Conference , Oslo 2018-04-10 - 2018-04-11

2017

  • Programme participation
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Kirurgi mot fattigdom. https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/MDSP25008217/25-04-2017#t=58 https://radio.nrk.no/serie/ekko/MDSP25008217/25-04-2017#t=58 [Radio] 2017-04-25
  • Lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2017) Public health and emergency surgery – where do we invest our efforts? Case study: Sierra Leone. Médecines Sans Frontieres (MSF) Surgical Days , Paris 2017-12-01 - 2017-12-02

2015

  • Lecture
    Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Darj, Elisabeth; Duinen, Alex van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Impact of Ebola: How distribution of Cesarean Sections between health care facilities have changed during the epidemics in Sierra Leone. World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Vancouver 2015-11-04 - 2015-11-09
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola lammer annen behandling i Sierra Leone. Adresseavisen Adresseavisen [Journal] 2015-01-19
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Norsk ebola-team hjemme i dag: - De fleste dør i stillhet. [Journal] 2015-03-30
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Dr. Ebola. Adressavisa Adressavisa [Journal] 2015-03-28
  • Poster
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; Schreeb, Johan von; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind. (2015) Countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribu5on, produc5vity and scope of prac5ce in Sierra Leone. Global surgery, anaesthesia, and obstetrics: shifting paradigms and challenging generations , London 2015-04-28 - 2015-04-28
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Gjest: Håkon Angell Bolkan. Dagsrevyen Dagsrevyen [TV] 2015-01-06
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Nordmenn i Sierra Leone: Den farlige kampen mot ebola. VG VG [Journal] 2015-01-18
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Trøndersk hjelpe-organisasjon får skryt i toppmagasin. Adressavisa Adressavisa [Journal] 2015-03-06
  • Academic lecture
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola - What happened to all the other patients?. Globvac 2015 2015-03-17 - 2015-03-18
  • Poster
    Duinen, Alke Johan van; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Waalewijn, Bart; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Ebola’s effect on postgraduate surgical training in Sierra Leone. Globvac 2015 2015-03-17 - 2015-03-18

2014

  • Interview
    Meland, Stein Inge; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret. [Journal] 2014-10-01
  • Programme participation
    NRK, Norgesglasset; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola til Norge. NRK NRK [Radio] 2014-10-07
  • Academic lecture
    Kamara, T. B.; Ashley, Thomas; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Duinen, Alex Van; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Surgical Task sharing in Sierra Leone. 54 annual Conference of the West African College of Surgeons , Kumasi 2014-02-24 - 2014-02-28
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Global helse. Helse Midt-Norge Ekstranett Helse Midt-Norge Ekstranett [Internet] 2014-02-14
  • Academic lecture
    Duinen, Aalke Johan van; Waalewijn, Bart; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) The Surgical Training Program: Increasing access to essential surgical care in Sierra Leone by training Medical Doctors and Community Health Officers. Surgical Need in Low income countries , Amsterdam 2014-11-14 - 2014-11-16
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Trosser sin egen frykt. http://www.namdalsavisa.no/ http://www.namdalsavisa.no/ [Journal] 2014-12-20
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Rapport fra Sierra Leone. INDERØYNINGEN INDERØYNINGEN [Journal]
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola-forskning og drilling i formidling. forskning.no forskning.no [Internet] 2014-10-17
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Vil sende helsepersonell til Vest-Afrika. Dagens Medisin Dagens Medisin [Internet] 2014-10-06
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) NTNU-stipendiat: - Verden har ikke har skjønt ebola-alvoret. VG TV VG TV [Internet] 2014-10-07
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola-forsker forsker på alle som ikke er smittet av ebola. universitetsavisa universitetsavisa [Internet] 2014-10-17
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola's deadly toll on healthcare workers. AlphaGalileo AlphaGalileo [Internet] 2014-10-13
  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) - Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret. Adresseavisen Adresseavisen [Journal]

2012

  • Interview
    Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2012) Norsk legesuksess redder liv i Afrika. NRK Trøndelag NRK Trøndelag [Radio] 2012-08-01

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