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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