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Investing in Surgery, Closing a Global Health Gap
Billions of people lack access to basic surgical care. The authors argue that sustained funding, drawing on lessons from PEPFAR, the Global Fund and Gavi, is needed to build surgical systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Think Global Health · October 2021
Nepal NSOAP Orientation Webinar Series
Report from a webinar series co-hosted by Nepal's Ministry of Health and Population and UNITAR to orient stakeholders on developing a National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Plan for Nepal.
Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation · July 2021
Official Launch of Pakistan's National Surgical Plan
Report from the official launch of Pakistan's National Surgical Plan, which aims to give all Pakistanis access to safe, timely and affordable surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia care.
Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination of Pakistan, UNITAR, Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, Indus Hospital & Health Network and the Global Surgery Foundation · July 2021
Overcoming Barriers to Accessing Surgery and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle-Income Countries: An Innovative Model of Patient Navigation in Nepal
Describes a patient navigation project in Nepal that helped children from remote areas reach hospitals in Kathmandu for cardiac surgery and rehabilitation by arranging referrals, travel and lodging and counselling families.
World Journal of Surgery · April 2021
Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric, Anaesthesia, and Trauma Care in the Asia Pacific Region: Conference Programme
Programme and speaker biographies for the regional conference on planning surgical, obstetric, anaesthesia and trauma care in the Asia-Pacific.
NSOAP Asia Pacific regional conference · March 2021
GSF Annual Report 2020
GSF's first annual report, covering its launch in January 2020, how activities adapted to COVID-19 and the outlook for 2021.
Global Surgery Foundation · December 2020
Surgery for All: Social Justice for All
An article in the United Nations Special magazine on building capacity in global surgery, opening with a patient's story from the Himalayan foothills.
UN Special magazine · May 2019
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