Addressing priorities for surgical research in Africa : implementation of a multicentre cloud‐based peri‐operative registry in Ethiopia

Acknowledgements The Network for Perioperative and Critical care (N4PCc) authorship includes co‐ordinators and collaborators for the Ethiopian registry. AB is Chair and First Trustee of the Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training (UK Charity) and a volunteer with NICS‐MORU. RH is First Trustee of the Network for Improving Critical Care Systems and Training (UK Charity) and a Director (honorary) at NICS‐MORU. NICS‐MORU is a not‐for‐profit organisation based in Sri Lanka, which supported this pilot project and from which the registry originated. The pilot project has been supported by NICS‐MORU, which also partially supported FK’s fellowship period in Sri Lanka, key to the knowledge exchange and establishment of a community of practice. The project’s implementation and scale up is championed by DBU and FMOH.Peer reviewedPublisher PD