ReviewWorld journal of surgery2017
Development of a Unifying Target and Consensus Indicators for Global Surgical Systems Strengthening: Proposed by the Global Alliance for Surgery, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance).
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Authors and funding
103 authors.
Adil HaiderDepartment of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
John W ScottDepartment of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Colin D GauseDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Mira MehešThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Grace HsiungDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Albulena PrelvukajThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Dana YanochaThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Lauren M BaumannDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
Faheem AhmedSelfless, London, UK.
Na'eem AhmedSelfless, London, UK.
Sara AndersonReSurge International, Sunnyvale, CA, USA.
Herve AngateThe Pan African Association of Surgeons, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Lisa ArfaaThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Horacio AsbunDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Tigistu AshengoSt. Paul Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Kisembo AsumanAfrican Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda.
Ruben AyalaOperation Smile, Virginia Beach, VA, USA.
Stephen BicklerAlliance for Surgery and Anaesthesia Presence, Lupsingen, Switzerland.
Saul BillingsleyFIA Foundation, London, UK.
Peter BirdAIC Kijabe Hospital, Kijabe County, Kenya.
Matthijs BotmanNetherlands Society for International Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marilyn ButlerGlobal Pediatric Surgery Network, Portland, OR, USA.
Jo BuyskeAmerican Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Angelo CapozziRotaplast International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Kathleen CaseyThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Charles ClaytonPrimary Trauma Care Foundation, Oxford, UK.
James CobeyThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Michael CottonInternational Collaboration for Essential Surgery, Angwin, CA, USA.
Dan DeckelbaumCentre for Global Surgery, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Miliard DerbewThe College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania.
Catherine deVriesUniversity of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jeanne DillnerSIGN Fracture International, Richland, WA, USA.
Max DownhamInternational College of Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA.
Natalie DraisinFIA Foundation, London, UK.
David EchinardHumaniTerra, Marseille, France.
Sohier ElneilFistula Foundation, San Jose, CA, USA.
Ahmed ElSayedAlzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan.
Abigail EstelleWilling and Abel, Norfolk, VA, USA.
Allen FinleyChildKind International, Boston, MA, USA.
Erica FrenkelGradian Health Systems, Inc, New York, NY, USA.
Philip K FrykmanGlobal Pediatric Surgical Technology and Education Project, Irvine, CA, USA.
Florin GheorgheArbutus Medical Inc, Vancouver, Canada.
Julian Gore-BoothWorld Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, London, UK.
Richard HenkerAmerican Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge, IL, USA.
Jaymie HenryThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Orion HenryHenry Family Advised Fund, Chicago, IL, USA.
Laura HoemekeIntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
David HoffmanHealing the Children, Orlando, FL, USA.
Iko IbangaPro-Health International, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
Eric V JacksonChristiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA.
Pankaj JaniThe College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania.
Walter JohnsonWHO Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care, Geneva, Switzerland.
Andrew JonesTropical Health and Education Trust, London, UK.
Zeina KassemRoads for Life, Beirut, Lebanon.
Asuman KisemboAfrican Agency for Integrated Development, Kampala, Uganda.
Abbey KocanKupona Foundation, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA.
Sanjay KrishnaswamiWorld Journal of Surgery, Portland, OR, USA.
Robert LaneInternational Federation of Surgical Colleges, Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland.
Asad LatifDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Barbara LevyAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA.
Dimitrios LinosInstitute of Preventive Medicine, Environmental and Occupational Health - Prolepsis, Attica, Greece.
Peter LinzMercy Ships, Lindale, TX, USA.
Louis A ListwaKenya Society of Anaesthesiologists, Nairobi, Kenya.
Declan MageeRoyal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Emmanuel MakasaPermanent Mission of the Republic of Zambia to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
Michael L MarinMount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA.
Claude MartinAO Alliance Foundation, Davos, Switzerland.
Kelly McQueenVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Jamie MorganPhysicians for Peace, Norfolk, VA, USA.
Richard MoserSolidarity Bridge, Evanston, IL, USA.
Robert NeighborDiamedica UK Ltd, Devon, UK.
William M NovickUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Stephen OgendoThe College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Arusha, Tanzania.
Akinyinka OmigbodunWest African College of Surgeons, Lagos, Nigeria.
Bisola Onajin-ObembeNigerian Society of Anesthetists, Lagos, Nigeria.
Neil ParsanOrganization of American States, Washington, DC, USA.
Beverly K PhilipAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists, Schaumburg, IL, USA.
Raymond PriceUniversity of Utah Center for Global Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Shahnawaz RasheedThe Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Marjorie RatelKorle-Bu Neuroscience Foundation, Langley, BC, Canada.
Cheri ReynoldsAssist International, Scotts Valley, CA, USA.
Steven M RoserInternational Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jackie RowlesInternational Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, Sursee, Switzerland.
Lubna SamadIndus Hospital Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan.
John SampsonGlobal Surgery Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Harshadkumar SanghviJhpiego, An Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Marchelle L SellersMending Kids, Burbank, CA, USA.
David SigaletWorld Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bruce C SteffesPan African Academy of Christian Surgeons, Linden, NC, USA.
Erin StieberSmile Train, New York, NY, USA.
Mamta SwaroopAssociation for Academic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
John TarpleyVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Asha VargheseGE Foundation, Chicago, IL, USA.
Julie VarugheseAmeriCares, Stamford, CT, USA.
Richard WagnerGlobal ENT Outreach, Coupeville, WA, USA.
Benjamin WarfCURE International, Lemoyne, PA, USA.
Neil WetzigHEAL Africa, Gisengyi, Rwanda.
Susan WilliamsonPlasticos Foundation, Newport Beach, CA, USA.
Joshua WoodIVUmed, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Anne Zeidan2nd Chance Association Reconstructive Surgery for Life Reconstruction, Meyrin, Switzerland.
Lewis ZirkleSIGN Fracture International, Richland, WA, USA.
Brendan AllenThe Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care, New York, NY, USA.
Fizan AbdullahDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago Ave, Box 63, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. fabdullah@luriechildrens.org.
Funding
World Health Organization 001
Abstract
After decades on the margins of primary health care, surgical and anaesthesia care is gaining increasing priority within the global development arena. The 2015 publications of the Disease Control Priorities third edition on Essential Surgery and the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery created a compelling evidenced-based argument for the fundamental role of surgery and anaesthesia within cost-effective health systems strengthening global strategy. The launch of the Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care in 2015 has further coordinated efforts to build priority for surgical care and anaesthesia. These combined efforts culminated in the approval of a World Health Assembly resolution recognizing the role of surgical care and anaesthesia as part of universal health coverage. Momentum gained from these milestones highlights the need to identify consensus goals, targets and indicators to guide policy implementation and track progress at the national level. Through an open consultative process that incorporated input from stakeholders from around the globe, a global target calling for safe surgical and anaesthesia care for 80% of the world by 2030 was proposed. In order to achieve this target, we also propose 15 consensus indicators that build on existing surgical systems metrics and expand the ability to prioritize surgical systems strengthening around the world.
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AnesthesiaHealth Services AccessibilityObstetricsSurgical Procedures, OperativeWounds and InjuriesCapacity BuildingConsensus Statements as TopicGlobal HealthGoalsHumansAnaesthesia CareConsultative ProcessGlobal TargetUniversal Health CoverageWorld Health Assembly
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