Consider this fact. 1,750,000,000 children lack access to safe surgery globally. One billion, seven hundred and fifty million children.
That means 10 out of 11 children live in a country lacking the dedicated surgical infrastructure to get the care they need. Without those facilities, common, easily treatable illnesses become deadly diseases or cause life-long disability. We’re at a point where, despite significant progress elsewhere in global health, mortality and morbidity from common conditions needing surgery have grown in the world’s poorest regions, both in real terms and relative to other health gains. The Lancet Commission on Global Health recently estimated that 143 million additional surgical procedures are needed annually in low-and-middle incomes countries (LMICs), 54 million for children alone - Read More.
A safe, reliable, affordable and easily accessible water supply is essential for good health. Globally, people of many nations—or high income regions within nations—now e...
