Objectives To identify practices for conducting international short-term medical missions
(STMMs) recommended in the literature and examine how these link STMMs to recipient …

Low-middle income countries (LMICs) are currently experiencing an important population
growth, leading to a substantial raise in the number of children living in those areas. As a …

Background In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a growing awareness of the burden of paediatric
surgical diseases. This has highlighted the large discrepancy between the capacity to treat …

ABSTRACT Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a critical shortage of pediatric
surgical providers. International partnerships can play an important role in pediatric surgical …

Background An epidemiological transition is interesting Sub-Saharan Africa increasing the
burden of non-communicable diseases most of which are of surgical interest. Local …

Objective North American pediatric surgery training programs vary in exposure to index
cases, while controversy exists regarding fellow participation in global surgery rotations. We …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has disrupted the delivery of safe
surgical care worldwide. One specific aspect of global surgical care that has been severely …

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 …

Research and innovation is key to the human population. Discovery of new methods and
creation of new technologies is crucial for human development. Lack of research and …

A small health center is located in Velingara, Senegal. It is approximately 7 o'clock in the
morning. In the old, dusty room that constitutes the operating room, a soft beeping sound …