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Data suggestions #children operated in ⁦Kids Operating Room⁩ operating rooms have lower #mortality & #SSI rates comparable to HICs ⁦GICS⁩ ⁦BAPSIAC⁩ ⁦BAPS⁩ ⁦BAPS Annual Congress⁩ #globalsurgery #globalhealth #BAPS2021

In Nigeria to reach the minimum amount of required #paediatric #surgeons by #SDG2030 there needs to be 70 trained/ yr. In reality only 5-6 are trained/yr. Urgent action required ⁦BAPSIAC⁩ ⁦BAPS⁩ ⁦BAPS Annual Congress⁩ ⁦Kids Operating Room⁩ ⁦GICS⁩

Huge congratulations to Dr Raghul & Dr S Nayak, for being the first recipients of the ⁦BAPSIAC⁩ Dr R.N.Minocha PESI-BAPS Travelling Fellowships & thank you to all for fantastic presentations & insights into your practice ⁦BAPS Annual Congress⁩ ⁦BAPS⁩ #BAPS2021

The Global PaedSurg study championed by Naomi Wright is out The Lancet: In low-income countries, children with gastrointestinal congenital anomalies have a 39.8% in-hospital mortality. In high-income countries, mortality is 5.6%. Read #OpenAccess here: thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Read more Global PaedSurg on: globalpaedsurg.com

Breaking news! The #GlobalPaedSurg study results have just been published The Lancet - sincere thank you to all of the Global PaedSurg team for making this possible #globalsurgery #globalhealth UNICEF World Health Organization (WHO) Global Goals Gazette Kids Operating Room GICS GlobalSurg authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S01…

Global PaedSurg study reveals unacceptable disparities in mortality from GI #Congenital #Anomalies - 2/5 in LICs, 1/5 in MICs & 1/20 in HICs. #Gastroschisis mortality 90% in LICs vs 1% in HICs. Rapid action required to improve #neonatal surgical care in #LMICs #globalsurgery @who

Global PaedSurg study has just been published through The Lancet The clear significant difference in mortality for congenital anomalies; especially gastroschisis among counties categorized by income deserves a real global quick attention and actions. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Shocking differences in survival identified in the Global PaedSurg study just published The Lancet - 40% of babies dying with GI #birth #defects in LICs vs 6% in HICs. Urgent call for improved #neonatal #surgical care in #LMICs globally #globalsurgery authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S01…

2 in 5, 1 in 5, 1 in 20—chances of dying from a gastrointestinal congenital anomaly in low, middle, and high-income countries. #SDG 3.2 to end preventable deaths in neonates and children <5 by 2030 is unachievable without urgent action, study suggests: hubs.li/H0SGPJt0

Authors call for improved access to quality neonatal surgical care in LMICs to reduce mortality. Global PaedSurg

We are a growing coalition of 120 leaders from 36 countries across 6 continents calling for #vaccinesforall. Read our Lancet article here: thelancet.com/journals/lance… #vaccinesforall The Lancet @GAVI World Health Organization (WHO) Africa CDC @globalshapers @yglvoices World Economic Forum World Bank

*Breaking news* #PaedSurg #Africa results now live in BMJ Global Health- study highlights unacceptable disparities in survival for common #paediatric surgical conditions in #SSA vs HICs, particularly for #neonates. #Gastroschisis mortality 75% in SSA vs 2% in HICs #globalsurgery

BMJ_Open Emmanuel Ameh soji ademuyiwa Patricia Shinondo MD Mulenga Mulewa Mercy Children's Support. Justine Ina Davies Andrew Leather Nick Sevdalis EMakasa John G Meara 🇲🇹🇦🇺🇺🇸 Bruce Biccard King's Global Health Institute GlobalSurg Global PaedSurg GICS BAPSIAC BAPS UNICEF World Health Organization (WHO) Bill Gates Melinda French Gates Kids Operating Room

#PaedSurg #Africa team highlight unacceptable disparities in survival for common #paediatric surgical conditions in #SSA vs HICs, especially for #neonates. #SSA mortality: 75% #gastroschisis, 11% #ARM, 9% #intussusception #globalhealth #childhealth UNICEF gh.bmj.com/content/6/9/e0…

Urgent action is required to improve #children’s surgical care in #SSA if Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 is to be achieved - to end preventable deaths in #neonates & children under 5 by #2030 UN SDG Action Campaign UN Sustainable Development Group 🇺🇳 SDGs Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳

Results show targets should include improving resuscitation & timely transfer at the district level and preoperative #resuscitation & #perioperative care at #children’s surgical centres #childhealth #globalhealth #NSOAPS

#PaedSurg #Africa Research Collaboration study just published in #BMJ #GlobalHealth - unacceptable differences in survival for common #children's surgical conditions across sub-Saharan Africa compared to HICs, especially for #neonates #childhealth UNICEF gh.bmj.com/content/6/9/e0…

I remember being in one country in Africa when a hospital medical director sadly informed me regarding the birth of a newborn with a congenital abnormality, “ we never try to operate since they all die”. With 140 newborns per year globally, we must act now.