Background The perception of surgery as expensive and complex might be a barrier to its
widespread acceptance in global health efforts. We did a systematic review and analysis of …

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 …

Objective There has been a progressive growth of neurosurgery in Nigeria over the past 6
nulldecades. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the state of neurosurgical …

Background Surgical care is increasingly recognised as an important part of global health
yet data for the burden of surgical disease are scarce. The Surgeons OverSeas Assessment …

Background The 2015 Lancet Commission on global surgery identified surgery and
anaesthesia as indispensable parts of holistic health-care systems. However, COVID-19 …

Background Like many low-and-middle-income countries in Africa, documented assessment
of the neurosurgical workforce, equipment, infrastructure, and scope of service delivery in …

Summary The first Lancet Oncology Commission on Global Cancer Surgery was published
in 2015 and serves as a landmark paper in the field of cancer surgery. The Commission …

BACKGROUND: District-level hospitals (DLHs) are the main providers of surgical services
for rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Skilled teams are essential for surgical …

Background Trauma is a large contributor to the global burden of disease, particularly in low
and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aimed to summarize the literature …

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 …