Objective According to recent estimates, at least 11% of the total global burden of disease is
attributable to surgically-treatable diseases. In children, the burden is even more striking …

OBJECTIVE The presence and capability of existing pediatric neurosurgical care worldwide
is unknown. The objective of this study was to solicit the expertise of specialists to quantify …

Background: Building surgical capacity through global surgery partnerships (GSPs) between
high and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is a rising global health focus. Our aim …

Introduction As childhood mortality from infectious diseases falls across sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), the burden of disease attributed to surgical conditions is increasing. However, limited …

Introduction Pediatric surgery is a developing specialty with increasing volume in Latin
America. However, the research and scientific activity trends carried out in this region in …

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

Background Congenital anomalies have risen to become the fifth leading cause of under-
five mortality globally. The majority of deaths and disability occur in low-and middle-income …

Abstract Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery highlighted global surgical
need but offered little insight into the specific surgical challenges of children in low-resource …

Neonatal deaths now account for more than two-thirds of all deaths in the first year of life and
for about half of all deaths in children under-five years. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts up to …

Background Access to safe surgery is critical to health, welfare, and economic development.
In 2015, the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery recommended that all countries collect …