Introduction Surgical disease represents a significant problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Estimates suggest that 11% of disease worldwide is surgically treatable [1]. However, the poorest third of the global population receives only 3.5% of its surgical care [2]. International health initiatives have more recently been developed to address this need, including the World […]
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Call-to-Action Editorial
A Call to Action: The Case for Surgical Log Credit for International Rotations and Further Action by the Academic Urology Leadership David E. Rapp, MD Originally published July 2022 in Urology Practice A Call to Action Important international initiatives have brought attention to providing surgical care to 5 billion people worldwide who lack access. […]
AUA: 2022 Global Surgery Update
Global surgery has received sorely needed attention in more recent years. Given the limited surgical capacity of low and middle income countries (LMICs), it is estimated that 5 billion people lack access to safe and affordable surgical care and that 143 million additional surgeries are needed to save lives and prevent disability due to surgical disease.1 In […]