Highlights•Global neurosurgery is a critical necessity among global surgery.•Global
neurosurgery has been off the government priority list for years.•Neurosurgical resources do …

OBJECTIVE Worldwide disparities in the provision of surgical care result in otherwise
preventable disability and death. There is a growing need to quantify the global burden of …

Background An estimated 5 billion people worldwide lack access to basic surgical care. In
particular, the vast majority of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) currently …

Globally, the lack of access to basic surgical care causes 3 times as much deaths as
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. The magnitude of this unmet need has been …

Background: Worldwide, neurological disorders are the leading cause of disability-adjusted
life years lost and the second leading cause of death. Despite global health capacity …

Since the creation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, the annual World Health
Assembly (WHA) has been the major forum for discussion, debate, and approval of the …

OBJECTIVE Global neurosurgery is a rapidly emerging field that aims to address the
worldwide shortages in neurosurgical care. Many published outreach efforts and initiatives …

1. Dewan MC, Rattani A, Baticulon RE, Faruque S, Johnson WD, Dempsey RJ, et al:
Operative and consultative proportions of neurosurgical disease worldwide: estimation from …

The authors discuss the unmet needs for neurosurgical care around the world and some of
the innovative work being done to address this need. The growing demonstration of surgical …

Global neurosurgery is the practice of neurosurgery with the primary purpose of delivering
timely, safe, and affordable neurosurgical care to all who need it. This field is led by …