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Surgical Health Policy 2025–35: Strengthening Essential Services
Finds that progress towards the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery targets has been slow and uneven as unmet need has grown, and argues for treating surgery as an essential service and funding whole hospital systems.
The Lancet · July 2025
Perceptions, Beliefs, and Behaviors Affecting Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in Türkiye
Covering five regions of Türkiye, this study examines how the national breast cancer screening programme works in practice, drawing on women aged 40 to 69 and primary care and screening staff to identify barriers and recommendations.
Marmara University Press · January 2025
Towards a Strategy for Improving Surgical Healthcare Worldwide
Draws on discussions convened for the Geneva Health Forum 2020 and earlier research by the Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change to set out a strategy for improving surgical healthcare worldwide.
Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Health Systems Innovation Lab at Harvard University and the Global Surgery Foundation · May 2022
Becoming Big Bettable
Written for social change leaders, the article sets out five elements that make an initiative ready for a large philanthropic gift, including a concrete goal, a credible path and a clear role for philanthropy.
Stanford Social Innovation Review · April 2019