Background The field of global surgery has gained significant recent momentum, catalysed
by the 2015 publication of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, Disease Control …

The Millennium Development Goals have ended and the Sustainable Development Goals
have begun, marking a shift in the global health landscape. The frame of reference has …

Efforts from the developed world to improve surgical, anesthesia and obstetric care in low-
and middle-income countries have evolved from a primarily volunteer mission trip model to a …

Surgery has the potential to address one of the largest, neglected burdens of disease in low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs), especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Lancet …

THE VISION OF THE LANCET COMMISSION ON GLOBAL SURGERY is universal access to
safe, affordable, surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. 1 Five billion people, largely …

The world's burden of surgical diseases is large and increasing. Unfortunately,\5% of all
surgical procedures are performed in countries ranked within the lowest onethird in terms of …

The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery's vision is “universal access to safe, affordable
surgical and anaesthesia care when needed”. 1 5 billion people, largely the poor …

'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 …

In response to increasing evidence that surgical conditions are an important global public
health problem, and data suggesting that essential surgical services can be delivered in a …

Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …