Background Congenital anomalies are the fifth leading cause of mortality in children
younger than 5 years globally. Many gastrointestinal congenital anomalies are fatal without …

About 1.7 billion children and adolescents, mostly in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs) lack access to surgical care. While some of these countries have developed …

Background Worldwide, perioperative mortality has declined over the past 50 years, but the
reduction is skewed toward high-income countries (HICs). Currently, pediatric perioperative …

Introduction As childhood mortality from infectious diseases falls across sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA), the burden of disease attributed to surgical conditions is increasing. However, limited …

Background Congenital anomalies have risen to become the fifth leading cause of under-
five mortality globally. The majority of deaths and disability occur in low-and middle-income …

Objective While National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plans (NSOAPs) have
emerged as a strategy to strengthen and scale up surgical healthcare systems in low/middle …

Background The unmet burden of surgical care is high in low-income and middle-income
countries. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) proposed six indicators to …

Introduction/purpose The burden of pediatric surgical disease is largely unknown in low-and
middle-income countries such as Uganda where access to care is limited. Methods …

Background There are complex barriers that increase delays to surgical care in low-and
middle-income countries, particularly among the vulnerable population of children …

Background Delayed access to surgical care for congenital conditions in low-and middle-
income countries is associated with increased risk of death and life-long disabilities …