Surgery is increasingly recognized as an essential component of global health
development. This article will review the state of global pediatric surgery, utilizing congenital …

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

Substantial global disparities persist in the care of childhood surgical conditions. Recent
work has provided greater visibility to the challenges and solutions for children's surgery in …

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 …

Recent initiatives in global health have emphasized universal coverage of essential health
services. Surgical conditions play a critical role in child health in resource-poor areas. This …

Great strides have been made during the past 50 years in the diagnosis and management of
congenital anomalies, once referred to as birth defects. Formally fatal conditions can now be …

Global surgery has come of age as an emerging discipline poised to impact health care
worldwide with a concerted plan of action and wide stakeholder support. Much less can be …

If attendance at a session speaks to the relevance of a topic, then “pediatric surgery in low-
income countries: international partnerships” was an important subject for many who …

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) …

Introduction/purpose The burden of pediatric surgical disease is largely unknown in low-and
middle-income countries such as Uganda where access to care is limited. Methods …