Journal article
Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery: A Model of Global Collaboration to Advance the Surgical Care of Children
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recommendations by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery regarding surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) require development to address the needs of children. The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) was founded in 2016 to identify solutions to problems in children's surgery by utilizing the expertise of practitioners from around the world. This report details this unique process and underlying …
Authors
Surgery GIFC; Wright N; Jensen G; St‐Louis E; Grabski D; Yousef Y; Kaseje N; Goodman L; Anderson J; Ameh E
Journal
World Journal of Surgery, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1416–1425
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 15, 2019
DOI
10.1007/s00268-018-04887-8
ISSN
0364-2313