Håkon Angell Bolkan

About

My research is about scalable solutions to increase access to surgical services in low-income countries. In 2010, I established CapaCare, an organization offering medical training in areas lacking this competence. CapaCare has been active in Sierra Leone since 2010 and has extensive cooperation with NTNU, which in turn cooperates with other academic centers in Europe. We implement and test new ways to conduct surgical training and surgical service delivery in areas with little resources, we evaluate the effect and safety of task-sharing in surgery and obstetrics.

We have also examined how and if surgical procedures can be an indicator of a health system during major disasters, such as the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014-16.

Publications

2023

van Kesteren, Jurre; van Goudoever, Leandra A.E.; Conteh, Amara; van Acker, Gijs J.D.; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Surgical Education. volum 80 (4).
Academic article
Wangen, Endre; Gillund, Even Westgaard; Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard; Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Faqiri, Mirwais; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 143 (6).
Academic article

2022

Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Andrews, Benetta; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Goyah, Kezelebah; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Sheriff, Swaliho; Utam, Terseer; Yaskey, Clarence; Weiser, Thomas G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards. British Journal of Surgery. volum 110 (2).
Academic article
Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofanah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Westendorp, Josien; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa. (2022) Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone. BMJ Open. volum 12 (11).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Global kirurgi. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 142 (16).
Academic article
van Kesteren, Jurre; Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.; Conteh, Amara; Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Ashley, Thomas; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians. Surgical Endoscopy.
Academic article
van Kesteren, Jurre; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Marah, Foday; van Delft, Diede; Spector, Antoinette L.; Cassidy, Laura D.; Groen, Reinou S.; Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei; Bah, Silleh; Medo, James A.; Kamanda-Bongay, Abubakarr; van Leerdam, Daniel; Westendorp, Josien; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Giulia L. E.; Vas Nunes, Jonathan; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Hoel, Sara Kathleen; Løvdal, Sofie Mack. (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. volum 46.
Academic article

2021

Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Sherman, L.M.; Andrews, B.C.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Dunbar, N.K.; Bleah, A.J.; Weiser, T.G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia. World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
Ahlback, Johan Gottfried; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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
Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah; Wladis, Andreas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Beard, Jessica; Kalsi, Hertta; Palmu, Juuli; Nordin, Pär; Kristina, Holm; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Löfgren, Jenny. (2021) Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. volum 4 (1).
Academic article
Bakker, Juul Marlies; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nolet, Wouter W.E.; Mboma, Peter; Sam, Tamba; van den Broek, Ankie; Flinkenflögel, Maaike; Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Kamanda, Samuel; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study. BMJ Open. volum 11 (12).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?. Kirurgen.
Editorial
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv. Kirurgen.
Article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan. (2021) CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021. 2021. ISBN 978-82-303-5229-8.
Popular scientific book
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2021) Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?. Kirurgen.
Article
Geraedts, Tessa J. M.; Boateng, Daniel; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Van Delft, Diede; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Gulia L. E.; Martens, Janine P. J.; van Leerdam, Daniel; Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.; Bu-Buakei Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba; Kpaka, Mohamed S.; Westendorp, Josien; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Sankoh, Osman; Grobusch, Martin P.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin. (2021) Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone. Tropical medicine & international health. volum 26 (11).
Academic article
Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Bakker, Juul Marlies; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; van Leerdam, Daniel; Smalle, Isaac O; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017. Surgery.
Academic article
Please, Helen R.; Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.; Patel, Rashida; Pluschke, Gerd; Tholley, Mohamed; Ruf, Marie-Therésè; Bolton, William; Scott, Julian A.; Grobusch, Martin P.; Bolkan, Håkon A.; Brown, Julia M.; Jayne, David G.. (2021) Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. volum 15 (10).
Academic article
Sevalie, Stephen; Youkee, Daniel; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bailey, Emma; Bangura, Thaimu; Mangipudi, Sowmya; Mansaray, Esther; Odland, Maria Lisa; Parmar, Divya; Samura, Sorie; Van Delft, Diede; Wurie, Haja; Davies, Justine I; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Leather, Andy J.M.. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 6 (10).
Academic article
Sung, Sophia; Hørthe, Hilde; Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vandi, Alphonsus; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education. volum 21 (1).
Academic article
Van den Bergh, Graziella; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) ECTMIH 2021: Track 8: Program for 29.09.2021 on Rehabilitation: See: https://ectmih2021.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Track-8-24.9.21.pdf.
Website (informational material)
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Westendorp, Josien; Ashley, Thomas; Hagander, Lars; Holmer, Hampus; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Shrime, Mark G.; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. PLOS ONE. volum 16 (10).
Academic article

2020

Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Dunbar, Nelson; Tehmeh, Lekilay; Hampaye, Theophilus; Salvesen, Øyvind; Weiser, Thomas G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia. BJS Open. volum 4 (6).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine. Adressavisen.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; National Audit of Small Bowel, NASBO Collaborators. (2020) Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit. BJS Open.
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Adde, Håvard Askim; Fredin, Hans Ola; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, Lars; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Koroma, Michael M.; Leather, Andy; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 5:e003943 (12).
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Westendorp, Josien; Kamara, Michael M; Forna, Fatu; Hagander, Lars; Rijken, Marcus J.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. volum 150 (2).
Academic article
Wehrens, Erik; Bangura, JS; Falama, AM; Kamara, Kelfala BB; Dubbink, Jan Henk; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2020) Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease.
Short communication

2019

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
Drake, Thomas M.; Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Abercrombie, John F.; Aucheson, Austin; Alderson, Derek A.; Anderson, Iain; Bradburn, Mike; Davies, Michael; Hamady, Zaed; Hind, Daniel; Hollyman, Marianne; Hare, Sarah; Lee, Ellen; Northover, John; Lewis, Cristopher; Mariott, Paul J.; Maynard, Nick; McFall, Malcolm. (2019) Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. volum 45.
Academic article
Drevin, Gustaf; Alvesson, Helle Mölsted; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Koroma, Alimamy philip; von Schreeb, Johan. (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. volum 4.
Academic article
Holmer, Hampus; Kamara, Michael M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Conteh, Sulaiman; Forna, Fatu; Hailu, Binyam; Hansson, Stefan R.; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Koroma, Michael M.; Liljestrand, Jerker; Lonnee, Herman; Sesay, Santigie; Hagander, Lars. (2019) The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 4:e001605 (5).
Academic article
Jarosch-von Schweder, Lindy; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Endreseth, Birger Henning. (2019) St. Olav satser på akutt gastrokirurgi. Overlegen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Drake, Thomas M.; Singh, Pritam; Bradburn, Mike; Wilson, Timothy J; Murugananthan, Aravinth; Walsh, Ciaran J.; Fearnhead, Nicola S.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (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
NASBO, NASBO Collaborators; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction. BJS Open.
Academic article
Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Helgerud, Christoffer; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 19 (1).
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery. volum 106 (2).
Academic article

2018

Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger. Dagens medisin.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Gassama, Ibarahim; Waalewijn, Bart; Wibe, Arne; von Schreeb, Johan. (2018) Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak. BMC Health Services Research. volum 18 (846).
Academic article
Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; von Schreeb, Johan. (2018) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
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. volum 8:e017824 (3).
Academic article
Liu, Ben; Hunt, Lesley; Lonsdale, Robert J; Narula, Harjeet; Manasrey, Alieu; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme. BJS Open.
Academic 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. volum 13 (2).
Academic article
Waalewijn, Bart; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply. World Journal of Surgery.
Letter to the editor

2017

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. 2017. ISBN 9781421422121.
Non-fiction book
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohamed; Kamara, T. B.; Deen, G F; Bundu, Ibrahim; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; von Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne. (2017) Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery. volum 104 (10).
Academic article
Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; von Screeb, Johan. (2017) The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap. World Journal of Surgery. volum 42 (3).
Academic article
Waalewijn, Bart; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 41.
Academic article

2016

Arranz, Javier; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Hassan, Shoaib; Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala; Garcés, Pedro San José; Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Mellesmo, Sindre; Jøsendal, Ola; Øpstad, Åsmund; Svensen, Erling; Kamara, Alfred Sandy; Roberts, David P.; Stamper, Paul D.; Austin, Paula; Moosa, Alfredo J.; Marke, Dennis. (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. volum 16 (308).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Haganger, Lars; von Screeb, J; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T B; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (2016) The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory. World Journal of Surgery. volum 40 (6).
Academic article
Brolin, Kim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Koroma, AP; Darj, Elisabeth; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ekström, A. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE. volum 11 (2).
Academic article
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Mellesmo, Sindre; San José Garcés, Pedro; Jøsendal, Ola; Øpstad, Åsmund; Svensen, Erling; Zabala Fuentes, Luis Matias; Kamara, Alfred Sandy; Riera, Melcior; Arranz, Javier; Roberts, David; Stamper, Paul D.; Austin, Paula; Moosa, Alfredo J.; Marke, Dennis. (2016) Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. volum 22 (9).
Academic article

2015

Bjerring, A W; Lier, M E; Roed, S M; Vestby, P F; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind; von Screeb, J; Wibe, Arne; Kamara, T B; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries. The Lancet. volum 385.
Abstract
Bjerring, Anders Wold; Lier, Marius Eknæs; Rød, Siri Malene; Vestby, Pia Fiskaa; Melf, Klaus; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind; von Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012. Surgery. volum 157 (5).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Slutten på begynnelsen?. VG : Verdens gang.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; von Schreeb, Johan; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (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. volum 385.
Abstract
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohamed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (2015) Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012. Surgery. volum 157 (6).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; von Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (2015) Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey. The Lancet. volum 385.
Abstract
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; von Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (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. volum 157 (6).
Academic article
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. volum 122 (2).
Short communication

2014

Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) - Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret. Adresseavisen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!. Adresseavisen.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Rapport fra Sierra Leone. INDERØYNINGEN.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Samai, Mohammed; Gerdin, Martin; von Schreeb, Johan. (2014) Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone. PLOS Currents.
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, L. (2014) WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden. Läkartidningen. volum 111 (6).
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. volum 94 (1).
Editorial
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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

2013

Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort. Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone. Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 18.
Abstract
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. volum 133.
Popular scientific article

2011

Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) Kriminelt å redde liv?. Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger.
Feature article
Dvergsdal, Elin Yli; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) The global health workforce crisis. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 131.
Popular scientific article

2009

Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2009) Knuste liv. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 129.
Short communication

2008

Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Malaria – en stille katastrofe. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 128.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 128.
Short communication

Journal publications

van Kesteren, Jurre; van Goudoever, Leandra A.E.; Conteh, Amara; van Acker, Gijs J.D.; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Technical Perspective for Video Based Assessment of Surgeries in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Surgical Education. volum 80 (4).
Academic article
Wangen, Endre; Gillund, Even Westgaard; Reinholdtsen, Eirik Midtgaard; Henriksveen, Kristian Jostad; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Faqiri, Mirwais; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2023) Akutte laparotomier ved St. Olavs hospital. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 143 (6).
Academic article
Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Andrews, Benetta; Bakker, Juul Marlies; Goyah, Kezelebah; Salvesen, Øyvind Olav; Sheriff, Swaliho; Utam, Terseer; Yaskey, Clarence; Weiser, Thomas G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Mapping population access to essential surgical care in Liberia using equipment, personnel, and bellwether capability standards. British Journal of Surgery. volum 110 (2).
Academic article
Bakke, Eirik; Øseth, Eirik; Fofanah, Tairu; Sesay, Ibrahim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Westendorp, Josien; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa. (2022) Vacuum births and barriers to its use: An observational study in governmental hospitals in Sierra Leone. BMJ Open. volum 12 (11).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Global kirurgi. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 142 (16).
Academic article
van Kesteren, Jurre; Meylahn-Jansen, Pauline J.; Conteh, Amara; Lissenberg-Witte, Birgit I.; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Ashley, Thomas; Bonjer, H. Jaap; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2022) Inguinal hernia surgery learning curves by associate clinicians. Surgical Endoscopy.
Academic article
van Kesteren, Jurre; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Marah, Foday; van Delft, Diede; Spector, Antoinette L.; Cassidy, Laura D.; Groen, Reinou S.; Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei; Bah, Silleh; Medo, James A.; Kamanda-Bongay, Abubakarr; van Leerdam, Daniel; Westendorp, Josien; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Giulia L. E.; Vas Nunes, Jonathan; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Hoel, Sara Kathleen; Løvdal, Sofie Mack. (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. volum 46.
Academic article
Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Sherman, L.M.; Andrews, B.C.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Dunbar, N.K.; Bleah, A.J.; Weiser, T.G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) A Nationwide Enumeration of the Surgical Workforce, its Production and Disparities in Operative Productivity in Liberia. World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
Ahlback, Johan Gottfried; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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
Ashley, Thomas; Ashley, Hannah; Wladis, Andreas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Beard, Jessica; Kalsi, Hertta; Palmu, Juuli; Nordin, Pär; Kristina, Holm; Ohene-Yeboah, Michael; Löfgren, Jenny. (2021) Outcomes After Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair Performed by Associate Clinicians vs Medical Doctors in Sierra Leone: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. volum 4 (1).
Academic article
Bakker, Juul Marlies; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nolet, Wouter W.E.; Mboma, Peter; Sam, Tamba; van den Broek, Ankie; Flinkenflögel, Maaike; Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Kamanda, Samuel; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Barriers to increase surgical productivity in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study. BMJ Open. volum 11 (12).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) AKUTTKIRURGI – HVOR GÅR VEIEN VIDERE?. Kirurgen.
Editorial
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Akutt kirurgi - et globalt perspektiv. Kirurgen.
Article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2021) Organisering av akutt kirurgi i USA, UK og Australia: kan vi lære noe?. Kirurgen.
Article
Geraedts, Tessa J. M.; Boateng, Daniel; Lindenbergh, Karel C.; Van Delft, Diede; Mathéron, Hanna M.; Mönnink, Gulia L. E.; Martens, Janine P. J.; van Leerdam, Daniel; Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.; Bu-Buakei Jabbi, Sonnia-Magba; Kpaka, Mohamed S.; Westendorp, Josien; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Sankoh, Osman; Grobusch, Martin P.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin. (2021) Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone. Tropical medicine & international health. volum 26 (11).
Academic article
Gjøra, Andreas; Lindheim-Minde, Barbro; Bakker, Juul Marlies; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; van Leerdam, Daniel; Smalle, Isaac O; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Changes in surgical volume, workforce, and productivity in Sierra Leone between 2012 and 2017. Surgery.
Academic article
Please, Helen R.; Vas Nunes, Jonathan H.; Patel, Rashida; Pluschke, Gerd; Tholley, Mohamed; Ruf, Marie-Therésè; Bolton, William; Scott, Julian A.; Grobusch, Martin P.; Bolkan, Håkon A.; Brown, Julia M.; Jayne, David G.. (2021) Chronic wounds in sierra leone: Searching for buruli ulcer, a ntd caused by mycobacterium ulcerans, at masanga hospital. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. volum 15 (10).
Academic article
Sevalie, Stephen; Youkee, Daniel; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bailey, Emma; Bangura, Thaimu; Mangipudi, Sowmya; Mansaray, Esther; Odland, Maria Lisa; Parmar, Divya; Samura, Sorie; Van Delft, Diede; Wurie, Haja; Davies, Justine I; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Leather, Andy J.M.. (2021) The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 6 (10).
Academic article
Sung, Sophia; Hørthe, Hilde; Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Salvesen, Øyvind; Vandi, Alphonsus; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Early evaluation of the transition from an analog to an electronic surgical logbook system in Sierra Leone. BMC Medical Education. volum 21 (1).
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Westendorp, Josien; Ashley, Thomas; Hagander, Lars; Holmer, Hampus; Koroma, Alimamy P.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Shrime, Mark G.; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) Catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment after caesarean section in Sierra Leone: An evaluation of the free health care initiative. PLOS ONE. volum 16 (10).
Academic article
Adde, Håvard Askim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Oghogho, Mark Deenize; Dunbar, Nelson; Tehmeh, Lekilay; Hampaye, Theophilus; Salvesen, Øyvind; Weiser, Thomas G.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Impact of surgical infrastructure and personnel on volume and availability of essential surgical procedures in Liberia. BJS Open. volum 4 (6).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Folks tillit er vår kollektive vaksine. Adressavisen.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; National Audit of Small Bowel, NASBO Collaborators. (2020) Outcomes of obstructed abdominal wall hernia: results from the UK national small bowel obstruction audit. BJS Open.
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Adde, Håvard Askim; Fredin, Hans Ola; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, Lars; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Koroma, Michael M.; Leather, Andy; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections: an evaluation of the 2-hour proximity indicator in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 5:e003943 (12).
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Westendorp, Josien; Kamara, Michael M; Forna, Fatu; Hagander, Lars; Rijken, Marcus J.; Leather, Andy J.M.; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2020) Perinatal outcomes of cesarean deliveries in Sierra Leone: A prospective multicenter observational study. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. volum 150 (2).
Academic article
Wehrens, Erik; Bangura, JS; Falama, AM; Kamara, Kelfala BB; Dubbink, Jan Henk; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Grobusch, Martin P.. (2020) Primum non nocere: Potential indirect adverse effects of COVID-19 containment strategies in the African region. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease.
Short communication
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
Drake, Thomas M.; Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Abercrombie, John F.; Aucheson, Austin; Alderson, Derek A.; Anderson, Iain; Bradburn, Mike; Davies, Michael; Hamady, Zaed; Hind, Daniel; Hollyman, Marianne; Hare, Sarah; Lee, Ellen; Northover, John; Lewis, Cristopher; Mariott, Paul J.; Maynard, Nick; McFall, Malcolm. (2019) Outcomes following small bowel obstruction due to malignancy in the national audit of small bowel obstruction. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. volum 45.
Academic article
Drevin, Gustaf; Alvesson, Helle Mölsted; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Koroma, Alimamy philip; von Schreeb, Johan. (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. volum 4.
Academic article
Holmer, Hampus; Kamara, Michael M.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Conteh, Sulaiman; Forna, Fatu; Hailu, Binyam; Hansson, Stefan R.; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Koroma, Michael M.; Liljestrand, Jerker; Lonnee, Herman; Sesay, Santigie; Hagander, Lars. (2019) The rate and perioperative mortality of caesarean section in Sierra Leone. BMJ Global Health. volum 4:e001605 (5).
Academic article
Jarosch-von Schweder, Lindy; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Endreseth, Birger Henning. (2019) St. Olav satser på akutt gastrokirurgi. Overlegen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Lee, Matthew; Sayers, Adele; Drake, Thomas M.; Singh, Pritam; Bradburn, Mike; Wilson, Timothy J; Murugananthan, Aravinth; Walsh, Ciaran J.; Fearnhead, Nicola S.; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (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
NASBO, NASBO Collaborators; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) National prospective cohort study of the burden of acute small bowel obstruction. BJS Open.
Academic article
Svendsen, Øyvind Veel; Helgerud, Christoffer; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 19 (1).
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery. volum 106 (2).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Humanitært arbeide – undervurdert som videreutdanning, men med bivirkninger. Dagens medisin.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Gassama, Ibarahim; Waalewijn, Bart; Wibe, Arne; von Schreeb, Johan. (2018) Admissions and surgery as indicators of hospital functions in Sierra Leone during the west-African Ebola outbreak. BMC Health Services Research. volum 18 (846).
Academic article
Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; von Schreeb, Johan. (2018) Correction to: The Met Needs for Pediatric Surgical Conditions in Sierra Leone: Estimating the Gap. World Journal of Surgery.
Academic article
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. volum 8:e017824 (3).
Academic article
Liu, Ben; Hunt, Lesley; Lonsdale, Robert J; Narula, Harjeet; Manasrey, Alieu; Bundu, Ibrahim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Comparison of surgical skill acquisition by UK surgical trainees and Sierra Leonean associate clinicians in a task-sharing programme. BJS Open.
Academic 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. volum 13 (2).
Academic article
Waalewijn, Bart; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Rijken, Markus J.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2018) Important Research Elements in Aiding Training: Reply. World Journal of Surgery.
Letter to the editor
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Waalewijn, Bart; Elhassein, Mohamed; Kamara, T. B.; Deen, G F; Bundu, Ibrahim; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; von Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne. (2017) Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery. volum 104 (10).
Academic article
Burgos, Carmen Mesas; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald; Hagander, Lars; von Screeb, Johan. (2017) The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap. World Journal of Surgery. volum 42 (3).
Academic article
Waalewijn, Bart; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 41.
Academic article
Arranz, Javier; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Hassan, Shoaib; Fuentes, Luis Matías Zabala; Garcés, Pedro San José; Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Mellesmo, Sindre; Jøsendal, Ola; Øpstad, Åsmund; Svensen, Erling; Kamara, Alfred Sandy; Roberts, David P.; Stamper, Paul D.; Austin, Paula; Moosa, Alfredo J.; Marke, Dennis. (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. volum 16 (308).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Haganger, Lars; von Screeb, J; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T B; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (2016) The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory. World Journal of Surgery. volum 40 (6).
Academic article
Brolin, Kim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Koroma, AP; Darj, Elisabeth; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ekström, A. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE. volum 11 (2).
Academic article
Haaskjold, Yngvar Lunde; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Krogh, Kurt; Jongopi, James; Lundeby, Karen Marie; Mellesmo, Sindre; San José Garcés, Pedro; Jøsendal, Ola; Øpstad, Åsmund; Svensen, Erling; Zabala Fuentes, Luis Matias; Kamara, Alfred Sandy; Riera, Melcior; Arranz, Javier; Roberts, David; Stamper, Paul D.; Austin, Paula; Moosa, Alfredo J.; Marke, Dennis. (2016) Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. volum 22 (9).
Academic article
Bjerring, A W; Lier, M E; Roed, S M; Vestby, P F; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind; von Screeb, J; Wibe, Arne; Kamara, T B; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries. The Lancet. volum 385.
Abstract
Bjerring, Anders Wold; Lier, Marius Eknæs; Rød, Siri Malene; Vestby, Pia Fiskaa; Melf, Klaus; Endreseth, Birger Henning; Salvesen, Øyvind; von Schreeb, Johan; Wibe, Arne; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012. Surgery. volum 157 (5).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2015) Slutten på begynnelsen?. VG : Verdens gang.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Hagander, Lars; von Schreeb, Johan; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (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. volum 385.
Abstract
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohamed; Bash-Taqi, Donald Alpha; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (2015) Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012. Surgery. volum 157 (6).
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; von Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, T. B.; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (2015) Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey. The Lancet. volum 385.
Abstract
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; von Schreeb, Johan; Samai, Mohammed; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Kamara, Thaim Buim; Salvesen, Øyvind; Ystgaard, Brynjulf; Wibe, Arne. (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. volum 157 (6).
Academic article
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. volum 122 (2).
Short communication
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) - Verden har ikke skjønt ebola-alvoret. Adresseavisen.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Ebola i Trondheim? Ja, selvfølgelig!. Adresseavisen.
Feature article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2014) Rapport fra Sierra Leone. INDERØYNINGEN.
publications.INTERVJUSKRIFTL
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Bash-Taqi, Donald A.; Samai, Mohammed; Gerdin, Martin; von Schreeb, Johan. (2014) Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone. PLOS Currents.
Academic article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Holmer, Hampus; Hagander, L. (2014) WHO-initiativ för ökad tillgång till kirurgi i resursfattiga områden. Läkartidningen. volum 111 (6).
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. volum 94 (1).
Editorial
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgien som ikke blir gjort. Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ystgaard, Brynjulf. (2013) Kirurgisk opplæring i Sierra Leone. Kirurgen.
Popular scientific article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; 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. volum 18.
Abstract
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. volum 133.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) Kriminelt å redde liv?. Dagsavisen - Nye Meninger.
Feature article
Dvergsdal, Elin Yli; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2011) The global health workforce crisis. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 131.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2009) Knuste liv. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 129.
Short communication
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Malaria – en stille katastrofe. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 128.
Popular scientific article
Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2008) Militær bistand og den humanitære slagmark. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. volum 128.
Short communication

Books

Bolkan, Håkon Angell; van Duinen, Aalke Johan. (2021) CapaCare 10 years, 2011 – 2021. 2021. ISBN 978-82-303-5229-8.
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. 2017. ISBN 9781421422121.
Non-fiction book

INFORMASJONSMATR

Van den Bergh, Graziella; Bolkan, Håkon Angell. (2021) ECTMIH 2021: Track 8: Program for 29.09.2021 on Rehabilitation: See: https://ectmih2021.no/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Track-8-24.9.21.pdf.
Website (informational material)

Teaching

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