Background Large discrepancies exist between standards of healthcare provision in high-
income (HICs) and low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The root cause is often …

Background Investments in training physician specialists through postgraduate medical
education (PGME) are critical for Sub-Saharan Africa, given the increasing burden of non …

Global surgery is an emerging field of study and practice, aiming to respond to the
worldwide unmet need for surgical care. As a relatively new concept, it is not clear that there …

Surgical care is recognized as an important component of public health, however, many low-
and middle-income countries (LMICs) are faced with a shortage of trained personnel. In …

Importance Little is known about the scope of practice and outcomes in pediatric surgery
performed by humanitarian organizations in resource-poor settings and conflict zones. This …

Background The primary objective was to provide proof of concept of conducting thoracic
surgical simulation in a low-middle income country. Secondary objectives were to accelerate …

Background Benchmarking operative volume and resources is necessary to understand
current efforts addressing thoracic surgical need. Our objective was to examine the impact …

Subspecialty surgery, the provision of surgical care by trained subspecialists which typically
requires advanced technology, materials, and infrastructure, is an emerging field on a global …

In recent years, international surgical programmes have moved away from vertical service
delivery and towards collaborative, capacity-building partnerships. The aim of this review …

The need for healthcare cooperation in low-and middle-income countries is known and is
implemented day by day. However, the surgical sanitary assistance in these countries in the …