Background The role of surgery in global health has gained greater attention in recent years.
Approximately 1.8 billion children below 15 years live in low‐and middle‐income countries …

Purpose Little is known about the prevalence of pediatric surgical conditions in low-and
middle-income countries. Many children never seek medical care, thus the true prevalence …

Background In low and middle-income countries, approximately 85% of children have a
surgically treatable condition before the age of 15. Within these countries, the burden of …

Introduction/purpose The burden of pediatric surgical disease is largely unknown in low-and
middle-income countries such as Uganda where access to care is limited. Methods …

Purpose Surgical services for children are often absent in resource-limited settings.
Identifying the prevalence of surgical disease at the community level is important for …

Background: One of the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals is to improve child
health. We describe the burden of pediatric surgical disease at a tertiary hospital in Malawi …

Objective: This study aimed to describe the pattern and outcome of paediatric surgical cases
operated upon in a newly established paediatric surgical unit in Nigeria. Subjects and …

Background Untreated surgical conditions may lead to lifelong disability in children. Treating
children with surgical conditions may reduce long-term effects of morbidity and disability …

Importance Although surgical conditions are increasingly recognized as causing a
significant health care burden among adults in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background: Data on paediatric surgical conditions in sub‐Saharan countries, including
Ghana, are scanty and sketchy. Using hospital‐based data, it is possible to assess the …