Introduction The global surgery workforce is in crisis in many low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). The shortage of surgery, obstetrics, and anesthesia providers is an …

Surgically correctable congenital anomalies cause a substantial burden of global morbidity
and mortality. These anomalies disproportionately affect children in low-and middle-income …

Abstract Purpose of Review Sub-Saharan Africa is a diverse context with a large burden of
injury and trauma-related deaths. Relative to high-income contexts, most of the region is less …

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 …

5 Global PaedSurg Research Collaboration. Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital
anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a …

Most of the world is in a surgical workforce crisis. While a lack of human resources is only
one component of the myriad issues affecting surgical care in resource-poor regions, it is …

Background The global surgery access imbalance will have a dramatic impact on the
growing population of the world's children. In regions of the world with pediatric surgery and …

Recently, the role of surgery in global health has gained greater attention, although pediatric
surgery has received little specific emphasis. This paper highlights pediatric surgical …

Anorectal malformation is one of the most common structural congenital malformations
treated by pediatric surgeons globally. The outcome of care is largely dependent on the …

The management of neonatal surgical problems continues to pose considerable challenges,
particularly in low-resource settings. The burden of neonatal surgical diseases in Africa is …