Barriers and challenges to achieving equity in global children's surgery: a call to action

M Sherwani, S Abib, L Samad - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Key points Challenges:• 1.7 billion children are deprived of surgical care due to economic,
political and social factors that lead to inequitable healthcare.• 90% of children live in LMICs …

Global children's surgery: Economic and policy priorities

JO Seyi-Olajide, I Chukwu - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
An estimated two-thirds of the world's children and adolescents, most of whom live in low-
and middle-income countries lack access to safe, quality, and timely surgical care. While …

Children's surgery and the emergency, critical, and operative care resolution: Immediate actions to eliminate disparities in surgery, anesthesia, and perioperative care …

CQ Stephens, MW Butler, L Samad… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Around 1.7 billion children lack access to surgical care worldwide. To reinvigorate the efforts
to address these disparities and support work to address global challenges in surgery …

Pediatric TSCI: a call for enhanced multidisciplinary management

SB Kankam, O Osifala, M Jalloh - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2024 - thejns.org
2. Haizel-Cobbina J, Thakkar R, Still M, et al. Global epidemiology of pediatric traumatic
spine injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 2023; 178: 172-180 …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke care in sub-Saharan Africa: Evaluating the present landscape and proposing strategies for improving outcomes

FE Chukwudelunzu, AA Mbonde - Advanced Neurology, 2024 - accscience.com
The burden of stroke is alarmingly high in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), characterized by
increasing trends in stroke incidence, prevalence, and mortality. This review details the …