Global surgery today has come of age. Since the publication of the Lancet Commissions
report in 2015,
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global surgery is no longer considered “the neglected stepchild of global health.”
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- Leather A.J.
- Hagander L.
- et al.
Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic
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Yet the foundations that have undergirded colonial medicine, tropical medicine, international
health, and now “global health” were systems designed to perpetuate the control and
domination of colonized people, the majority of whom live primarily in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs). The global field of surgery today is built on practices in global
health that prioritize eradicating specific diseases rather than building strong health
and surgical systems. This practice was driven by funding from high-income countries
(HICs), usually with little or no consideration for those living in LMICs.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: October 13, 2022
Accepted:
October 11,
2022
Received in revised form:
October 4,
2022
Received:
August 12,
2022
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