For this issue of the CJS, we have declined to write a specific editorial from the editors. In its place, with our full support, is an editorial by Dr. Ronald Lett, President of the Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS), describing a developing link between the CJS and the East and Central African Journal of Surgery (ECAJS). The work of the CNIS has been highlighted in the journal in 19951 and 2000.2
The G-8 nations have responded to the economic, social and health needs of the African continent with what we hope is a visionary and not self-serving series of programs. Certainly, the announcements emanating from the G-8 summit at Kananaskis, Alta., project a sense of optimism for the future. We hope the link of the CJS with the ECAJS will play a role, however small, in the sense of enthusiasm for Africa coming from the G-8 summit. We look forward to playing a part in the future.