OBJECTIVE Hydrocephalus is one of the most common brain disorders, yet a reliable
assessment of the global burden of disease is lacking. The authors sought a reliable …

Background Understanding the economic value of health interventions is essential for policy
makers to make informed resource allocation decisions. The objective of this systematic …

Background The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery reported that 5 billion people lack
access to safe, affordable surgical care. The majority of these people live in low-resource …

Introduction Cost-effectiveness analysis can be a powerful policy-making tool. In the two
decades since the first cost-effectiveness analyses in global surgery, the methodology has …

Introduction Multiple pediatric surgical conditions require ostomies in low–middle-income
countries. Delayed presentations increase the numbers of ostomies. Patients may live with …

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

Background The purpose of this study was to estimate the unmet burden of surgically
correctable congenital anomalies in African low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) …

Background In rural settings where patients face significant structural barriers to accessing
healthcare services, the formal existence of government-provided health coverage does not …

Background Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. We aimed to review the common surgically correctable congenital anomalies …

Objective: To determine the cost-effectiveness of building and maintaining a dedicated
pediatric operating room (OR) in Uganda from the societal perspective. Background: Despite …