The body of literature addressing surgical and anesthesia care for children in low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs) is small. This lack of research hinders full understanding of …

More than two thirds of the global population lack access to safe, affordable surgical and
anesthesia care. This inequity disproportionately affects children in low-and middle-income …

Investing in surgery has been highlighted as integral to strengthening overall health systems
and increasing economic prosperity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Recently, the role of surgery in global health has gained greater attention, although pediatric
surgery has received little specific emphasis. This paper highlights pediatric surgical …

Substantial global disparities persist in the care of childhood surgical conditions. Recent
work has provided greater visibility to the challenges and solutions for children's surgery in …

Abstract Background Recommendations by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery
regarding surgical care in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs) require development …

Global surgery has come of age as an emerging discipline poised to impact health care
worldwide with a concerted plan of action and wide stakeholder support. Much less can be …

The second, fully updated edition of this book applies and contextualizes up-to-date
information on pediatric surgery for low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The book is …

If attendance at a session speaks to the relevance of a topic, then “pediatric surgery in low-
income countries: international partnerships” was an important subject for many who …

BACKGROUND: The practice of pediatric surgery in Africa presents multiple challenges.
This report presents an overview of problems encountered in the training of pediatric …