Background Wilms tumor accounts for more than 90% of all malignant kidney neoplasms in
children. Survival after diagnosis and treatment is excellent in most high-income countries …

There is growing evidence that childhood surgical conditions, especially injuries, are
common in developing countries and that poor care results in significant numbers of deaths …

Objective: To give critical care clinicians in Western nations a general overview of intensive
care medicine in less developed countries and to stimulate institutional or personal …

BACKGROUND: The practice of pediatric surgery in Africa presents multiple challenges.
This report presents an overview of problems encountered in the training of pediatric …

Global cleft surgery missions have provided much‐needed care to millions of poor patients
worldwide. Still, surgical capacity in low‐and middle‐income countries is generally …

Introduction Economic disadvantage may adversely influence the outcomes of infants with
gastroschisis (GS). Gastroschisis International (GiT) is a network of seven paediatric surgical …

Purpose Reported outcomes of neonatal surgery in low-income countries (LICs) are poor.
We examined epidemiology, outcomes, and met and unmet need of neonatal surgical …

Investing in surgery has been highlighted as integral to strengthening overall health systems
and increasing economic prosperity in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background The critical shortage of surgeons and access to surgical care in Africa is
increasingly being recognized as a global health crisis. Across Africa, there is only one …

Background: The aim was to compare gastroschisis (GS) epidemiology, management and
outcome in low-income countries (LIC) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with middle-(MIC) and …