Approximately 5 billion of the world’s 7 billion people have no access to safe, affordable surgical and anesthesia care,

 

resulting in more deaths and disability than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined.

 

On the world stage of global health, surgery is described as the

forgotten grand challenge of global public health.

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Misconceptions as to the cost, required supplies, expert knowledge, and scope often serve as obstacles to offering surgical relief to many patients in either low resource areas or low- and middle income countries.

 

Addressing surgical disparities and access to care issues, is of paramount importance, as untreated disability caused by degeneration, disease, or trauma is often a death sentence in low resource areas in high, middle  and low income countries