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abstract: 'Despite the high population of children, increasing surgical disease
burden and shortage of pediatric surgeons, as well as limited
infrastructure, children''s surgical care in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) has been neglected for decades. This has contributed
to unacceptably high morbidity and mortality, long term disabilities and
economic loss to families. The work of the global initiative for
children''s surgery (GICS) has raised the profile and visibility of
children''s surgery in the global health space. This has been achieved a
philosophy of inclusiveness, LMIC participation, focus on LMIC needs and
high income country (HIC) support, and driven by implementation to
change on the ground situations. Children''s operating rooms are being
installed to strengthen infrastructure and children''s surgery is being
gradually included in national surgical plans to provide the policy
framework to support children''s surgical care. In Nigeria, pediatric
surgery workforce has increased from 35 in 2003 to 127 in 2002, but the
density remains low at 0.14 per 100,000 population <15 years. Education
and training have been strengthened with the publication of a pediatric
surgery textbook for Africa and creation of a Pan Africa pediatric
surgery e-learning platform. However, financing children''s surgery in
LMICs remains a barrier as many families are at risk of catastrophic
healthcare expenditure. The success of these efforts provides
encouraging examples of what can be collectively achieve by appropriate
and mutually beneficial global north-south collaborations. Pediatric
surgeons need to commit their time, knowledge and skills, as well as
experience and voices to strengthen children''s surgery globally to
impact more lives, for the overall good of more.(c) 2023 Elsevier Inc.
All rights reserved.'
affiliation: 'Ameh, EA (Corresponding Author), Natl Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Pediat Surg,
POB 187, Garki 900001, Abuja, Nigeria.
Ameh, Emmanuel A., Natl Hosp, Dept Surg, Div Pediat Surg, POB 187, Garki 900001,
Abuja, Nigeria.'
author: Ameh, Emmanuel A.
author-email: eaameh@yahoo.co.uk
author_list:
- family: Ameh
given: Emmanuel A.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.02.006
earlyaccessdate: MAY 2023
eissn: 1531-5037
files: []
issn: 0022-3468
journal: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
keywords: Children; Surgery; Workforce; Infrastructure; Global health; Progress
language: English
month: JUN
number: '6'
number-of-cited-references: '24'
pages: 1039-1047
papis_id: 63e94573d74bf59475984708d84be3c5
ref: Ameh2023realigningglobal
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Realigning Global Health Realities Towards Children''s Surgery: Progress and
Possibilities'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:001001781700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '0'
volume: '58'
web-of-science-categories: Pediatrics; Surgery
year: '2023'