Global surgery as an essential component of global health. Global surgery is the study and
practice of improving access to timely, quality, and affordable surgical care. It emphasizes
horizontal health systems strengthening through addressing a range of health challenges in
surgical care that improve health outcomes, particularly in vulnerable populations. Global
surgery specifically contributes to achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030
(SDGs) by addressing the elimination of poverty (SDG 1), ensuring good health and well …