When a 4-year-old boy with a strangulated inguinal hernia presents to the attention of a well-
trained surgeon who practices in a high-income country (HIC), his condition will be …

Abstract The World Bank Group is the largest global development organization working to
end poverty and promote shared prosperity. Its 5 institutions play an essential role in the …

Member States at this year's World Health Assembly 73 (WHA73), held virtually for the first
time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, passed multiple resolutions that must be considered …

In the past decade, interest in surgery as a means to improve public health and engage in
international service has increased significantly. International organizations, academic …

The increasing disparity in healthcare access in Pakistan requires immediate intervention in
the form of informed policy and appropriate implementation of such a policy. The …

To the unfamiliar, the idea of global surgery conjures images of providing direct surgical
care in remote places. While this is one component of global surgery, this book is dedicated …

Background As surgery is gaining recognition as a critical component of universal health
care worldwide, surgical communities have come together with unprecedented unity to …

'Global surgery'is the term adopted to describe a rapidly developing multidisciplinary field
aiming to provide improved and equitable surgical care across international health systems …

Hospital launched a Global Surgery Fellowship in 2009 to furnish future surgical leaders
with the academic, clinical, and administrative skills of global surgery, public health, and …

Surgery, universal access to surgical care has emerged as a worldwide priority. Their
landmark report highlighted the sheer scale of the global surgical burden, with an estimated …