Five billion people lack access to essential surgical services. This session will highlight the urgency and consequences of inaction and propose initiatives and innovations in global surgery and collaborative partnerships. Key priorities include trauma surgery, particularly the repair of maxillofacial injuries, and benign and malignant head and neck pathology, which are prevalent in low-resource areas. The session will sound a call to action, explaining why and how to engage in global surgery initiatives..
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Describe the magnitude and challenges of the global burden of surgical disease.
Articulate the urgency of the needed response to the lack of surgical services in low-resource areas.
Choose an appropriate direction for participation in global surgery initiatives.
